South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 9 - Municipal Government
Chapter 03 - Incorporation Of Municipalities

Section 9-3-1 - Minimum population of municipalities. - 9-3-1. Minimum population of municipalities. A municipality may not be...

Section 9-3-1.1 - Minimum distance from existing municipality--Exceptions. - 9-3-1.1. Minimum distance from existing municipality--Exceptions. A municipality may not...

Section 9-3-2 - Survey and map showing proposed municipal boundaries--Affidavit of surveyor. - 9-3-2. Survey and map showing proposed municipal boundaries--Affidavit of surveyor....

Section 9-3-3 - Census of proposed municipality--Contents--Verification. - 9-3-3. Census of proposed municipality--Contents--Verification. Any person making application for...

Section 9-3-4 - Survey, map, and census available for public inspection. - 9-3-4. Survey, map, and census available for public inspection. Such...

Section 9-3-5 - Voters' petition as application for incorporation--Number of signers required--Contents of petition--Presentation to county commissioners. - 9-3-5. Voters' petition as application for incorporation--Number of signers required--Contents...

Section 9-3-6 - County commissioners' order to incorporate municipality--Name--Date for election. - 9-3-6. County commissioners' order to incorporate municipality--Name--Date for election. If...

Section 9-3-10 - Balloting on question of incorporation--Majority required for incorporation. - 9-3-10. Balloting on question of incorporation--Majority required for incorporation. The...

Section 9-3-11 - Canvass and return of votes to county commissioners. - 9-3-11. Canvass and return of votes to county commissioners. After...

Section 9-3-12 - County commissioners' order declaring municipality incorporated--Conclusive effect. - 9-3-12. County commissioners' order declaring municipality incorporated--Conclusive effect. If satisfied...

Section 9-3-13 - Adjustment of claims and accounts between municipality and civil township. - 9-3-13. Adjustment of claims and accounts between municipality and civil...

Section 9-3-14 - Recording and filing of canvass of votes on incorporation--Registry maintained by secretary of state. - 9-3-14. Recording and filing of canvass of votes on incorporation--Registry...

Section 9-3-17 - Term of office for elected officials. - 9-3-17. Term of office for elected officials. Each official elected...

Section 9-3-18 - Election by plurality at first election--Tie vote--Certificate as to persons elected. - 9-3-18. Election by plurality at first election--Tie vote--Certificate as to...

Section 9-3-19 - Recording by county auditor of certificate of election. - 9-3-19. Recording by county auditor of certificate of election. It...

Section 9-3-20 - Regularity of incorporation questioned only by state. - 9-3-20. Regularity of incorporation questioned only by state. The regularity...

Section 9-3-21 - Validation of prior incorporation of municipalities. - 9-3-21. Validation of prior incorporation of municipalities. In all cases...

Section 9-3-22 - Municipality for historical or educational purposes authorized--Recording of plat. - 9-3-22. Municipality for historical or educational purposes authorized--Recording of plat....

Section 9-3-23 - Name of historical or educational municipality. - 9-3-23. Name of historical or educational municipality. Any such municipal...

Section 9-3-24 - Exemption of historical or educational municipality from usual requirements. - 9-3-24. Exemption of historical or educational municipality from usual requirements....

Section 9-3-25 - Governing board of historical or educational municipality--Rules and regulations. - 9-3-25. Governing board of historical or educational municipality--Rules and regulations....

Section 9-3-26 - Historical or educational municipality--Public funds. - 9-3-26. Historical or educational municipality--Public funds. Such municipality shall not...

Section 9-3-27 - Exemption of historical or educational municipality from public control. - 9-3-27. Exemption of historical or educational municipality from public control....

Section 9-3-28 - Duration of historical or educational municipality--Active operation--Maintenance of property--Loss of designation. - 9-3-28. Duration of historical or educational municipality--Active operation--Maintenance of property--Loss...

Section 9-3-29 - Dissolution of municipal corporation by Department of Transportation or county. - 9-3-29. Dissolution of municipal corporation by Department of Transportation or...