S.D. Codified Laws § 17-2-22.1
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Affidavit of printer or publisher admissible in evidence--Prima facie evidence
Official statutory text
The affidavit of any printer, foreman of any printer, publisher of any newspaper, published in this state, or employee of such publisher having personal knowledge of the facts stated in said affidavit, of the publication of any notice, order, or advertisement which by any law of this state is required or authorized to be published in such newspaper, is entitled to be read in evidence in all courts, and in all proceedings before any officer, board, or body, and is prima facie evidence of such publication and of the facts stated therein.
Source: CCivP 1877, § 490; CL 1887, § 5304; RCCivP 1903, § 530; RC 1919, § 2721; SL 1937, ch 184; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 36.1102; SDCL, § 19-4-5 ; SL 1979, ch 154, § 18.
Source: CCivP 1877, § 490; CL 1887, § 5304; RCCivP 1903, § 530; RC 1919, § 2721; SL 1937, ch 184; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 36.1102; SDCL, § 19-4-5 ; SL 1979, ch 154, § 18.
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