S.D. Codified Laws § 8-3-20
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Appointment of officers by county commissioners after failure of township to elect
Official statutory text
If no such notice is given as provided in § 8-3-19 within thirty days after the time for holding the annual meeting, the board of county commissioners shall, on the affidavit of any resident voter of the township, filed in the office of the county auditor setting forth the facts, proceed at any regular or special meeting of the board to appoint the necessary township officers. The persons so appointed shall hold their respective offices until others are elected and qualified in their places, and shall have the powers and be subject to the same duties as if they had been duly elected.
Source: SDC 1939, § 58.0318; SL 1963, ch 451, § 1; SL 2002, ch 44, § 5.
Source: SDC 1939, § 58.0318; SL 1963, ch 451, § 1; SL 2002, ch 44, § 5.
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