South Dakota § 8-1-15 - Board for adjustment and settlement after reorganization, division or merger of township.
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§ 8-1-15. Board for adjustment and settlement after reorganization, division or merger of township.
Within ten days after the election and qualification of the boards of supervisors of the respective townships that have been reorganized, divided, or merged as provided in § 8-1-8, each of the boards shall appoint one suitable person, who shall be a legal voter of the township where appointed, and the board of county commissioners at its first meeting after the township election shall choose one disinterested person, who shall be a legal voter of the county but not a resident of either of the townships. The three persons so appointed shall constitute a board for the adjustment and settlement of all differences between the townships growing out of the division, reorganization, or merger of the original township.
Source: SDC 1939, § 58.0112; SL 1996, ch 58, § 9.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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