S.D. Codified Laws § 31-3-8

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Resolution and order of board--Description of land--Map maintained by county auditor--Recording

Official statutory text

The resolution and order provided for in § 31-3-7 shall describe the highway vacated, changed, or located in general language by description of the land across which the highway extends, or by landmarks or survey designate the particular highway intended. The county auditor shall prepare and maintain a current map showing the course and location of all county highways within or on the border of the county. The county auditor shall, within thirty days of the resolution and order provided for in § 31-3-7 , make those changes to the map as necessary to reveal the course and location of any county highway vacated, changed, or located. A certified copy of the resolution and order shall be filed with the register of deeds.

Source: SDC 1939, § 28.0412; SL 1985, ch 233, § 3; SL 1998, ch 167, § 1; SL 2012, ch 155, § 1.

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