South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 03A - Townsite Locations On Federal Lands
Section 9-3A-13 - Appraisement of lots to be sold.

9-3A-13. Appraisement of lots to be sold.
The Board of Education, municipal authorities, or judge aforesaid shall appoint three competent and suitable freeholders of such municipality a board of appraisers, whose duty it shall be to make a careful inspection and examination of all the unclaimed lots or parcels of land aforesaid; and upon each of such lots or parcels of land they shall affix a reasonable and just valuation, and upon the completion of their appraisement they shall make and return a full and complete report of their proceedings and appraisement to the Board of Education, district school board, municipal authorities, or judge of the circuit court, which said report shall contain a full schedule of each and every lot or parcel of land remaining unclaimed, giving an exact description of said lots by their numbers and the numbers of their block, and all parcels of land not so numbered shall be described by metes and boundaries, and upon each lot or parcel of land separately they shall designate the valuation thereof as fixed by their appraisement. Said appraisement and report shall be subscribed and sworn to by at least two of said appraisers.

Source: SL 1883, ch 114, §3; CL 1887, §1182; SL 1893, ch 165, §3; RPolC 1903, §1584; repealed by omission RC 1919; re-enacted SL 1971, ch 69, §13; SL 1992, ch 60, §2.

Structure South Dakota Codified Laws

South Dakota Codified Laws

Title 9 - Municipal Government

Chapter 03A - Townsite Locations On Federal Lands

Section 9-3A-1 - Municipal governing bodies and circuit judges authorized to locate townsites under federal law.

Section 9-3A-2 - Subscription of funds to enter townsite--Repayment.

Section 9-3A-3 - Duty of municipal authorities or judge to dispose of trust.

Section 9-3A-4 - Conveyance of lots to occupants or successors--Execution and acknowledgment of deeds.

Section 9-3A-5 - Notice of townsite entry to be posted--Direction to occupants to file verified statements of occupancy.

Section 9-3A-6 - Time allowed to occupants to file statements--Claims barred by failure to file.

Section 9-3A-7 - Account of expenses filed--Prorata payment by land claimants.

Section 9-3A-8 - Settlement of adverse claims.

Section 9-3A-9 - Payment of share of expenses required before conveyance by municipal authorities or judge.

Section 9-3A-10 - Examination by municipal authorities or judge of claims to lots--Conveyances.

Section 9-3A-11 - Unclaimed lots conveyed to school board.

Section 9-3A-12 - Sale of unclaimed lots in absence of school board.

Section 9-3A-13 - Appraisement of lots to be sold.

Section 9-3A-14 - Notice of sale at public auction.

Section 9-3A-15 - Auction sale of unclaimed lots--Minimum price--Adjournment of sale--Private sale.

Section 9-3A-16 - Conveyance fee required of purchaser--Combined conveyances.

Section 9-3A-17 - Proceeds of sale used for educational purposes.

Section 9-3A-18 - Selection of lands for public purposes--Purchase from occupants.

Section 9-3A-19 - Municipal share of expenses.

Section 9-3A-20 - Validation of past proceedings.