S.D. Codified Laws § 51A-3-23
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Extension of charter
Official statutory text
Within one year prior to the expiration of the period for which it was incorporated a bank may, with the approval of at least a majority of the capital stock of such corporation, extend its corporate existence for an additional period, not to exceed twenty years, by amending its articles of incorporation as provided in § 51A-3-22 .
Source: SL 1903, ch 80, §§ 1 to 3; RC 1919, § 8964; SDC 1939, § 6.0308; SL 1941, ch 16; SDCL, § 51-3-10; SL 1969, ch 11, § 3.20; SL 1972, ch 254; SL 1980, ch 332, § 1; SDCL, § 51-17-22.
Source: SL 1903, ch 80, §§ 1 to 3; RC 1919, § 8964; SDC 1939, § 6.0308; SL 1941, ch 16; SDCL, § 51-3-10; SL 1969, ch 11, § 3.20; SL 1972, ch 254; SL 1980, ch 332, § 1; SDCL, § 51-17-22.
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