9-6-1. Landowners' petition to circuit court for dissolution by decree.
Whenever a municipality shall have less than two hundred fifty population, the owners of a majority of the real property therein, both in area and assessed valuation, may petition the circuit court of the county in which such municipality or any part thereof is situated for the dissolution of the municipality.
Source: SL 1903, ch 91, §1; RC 1919, §6566; SDC 1939, §45.3002.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 9 - Municipal Government
Chapter 06 - Dissolution Of Municipalities
Section 9-6-1 - Landowners' petition to circuit court for dissolution by decree.
Section 9-6-2 - Contents of petition for dissolution by decree--Verification and filing.
Section 9-6-3 - Show cause order to municipality on petition for dissolution--Service.
Section 9-6-4 - Objections to petition for dissolution--Taking of evidence.
Section 9-6-5 - Referee to determine facts on petition for dissolution--Report of referee.
Section 9-6-6 - Decree of dissolution of municipality.
Section 9-6-7 - Judgment record in proceedings for dissolution.
Section 9-6-8 - Filing and recording of decree of dissolution--Cessation of municipal existence.
Section 9-6-10 - Application for dissolution by election--Ballot form and conduct of election.
Section 9-6-11 - Waiting period after rejection of dissolution by voters.