9-5-1. Petition by voters of municipality to be annexed--Agreement on terms of annexation--Resolutions of governing bodies.
No consolidation of contiguous municipalities may be considered unless fifteen percent of the registered voters of the municipality, based upon the total number of registered voters at the last preceding general election, desiring to be annexed to another who are also named as owners of real property in the tax list of the last preceding year, shall file with the municipal finance officer a petition requesting consolidation. When such petition has been filed the governing bodies of the municipalities concerned shall meet and fix the terms upon which the proposed annexation shall be made. If both governing bodies agree upon the proposed terms, they shall by identical resolutions so declare.
Source: SL 1951, ch 249, §1; SL 1955, ch 214, §1; SDC Supp 1960, §45.29A01; SL 1987, ch 67, §21.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 9 - Municipal Government
Chapter 05 - Annexation Of Contiguous Municipalities
Section 9-5-2 - Publication of resolutions of annexation--Approval of voters required.
Section 9-5-3 - Notice, conduct, and canvass of elections on annexation.
Section 9-5-4 - Waiting period after rejection of annexation by voters.
Section 9-5-5 - Submission of question to voters of municipality to be annexed--Date of election.
Section 9-5-6 - Form of ballot on question of annexation.
Section 9-5-9 - Effective date of annexation--Implementing ordinance.
Section 9-5-11 - Title to municipal property after annexation.
Section 9-5-12 - Assumption of municipal debts and obligations after annexation.
Section 9-5-14 - Bonded indebtedness of annexed municipality--Tax levy.
Section 9-5-16 - School districts consolidated on annexation.
Section 9-5-19 - Bonded indebtedness of annexed school district--Tax levy.