S.D. Codified Laws § 8-2-2
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Transactions and conveyances in township name
Official statutory text
All transactions by or with a township in its corporate capacity shall be conducted in the name of such township, but any conveyance of land within the limits of such township, made in any manner for the use and benefit of its inhabitants, shall have the same effect as if made to the township by name.
Source: SL 1872-3, ch 51, § 10; PolC 1877, ch 23, § 9; SL 1883, ch 112, subch 1, § 10; CL 1887, § 713; RPolC 1903, § 1005; RC 1919, § 6046; SDC 1939, § 58.0203.
Source: SL 1872-3, ch 51, § 10; PolC 1877, ch 23, § 9; SL 1883, ch 112, subch 1, § 10; CL 1887, § 713; RPolC 1903, § 1005; RC 1919, § 6046; SDC 1939, § 58.0203.
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