South Dakota § 10-12-4 - Constitutional limitations on state levy to be observed.
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§ 10-12-4. Constitutional limitations on state levy to be observed.
The amounts applied to the purposes enumerated in § 10-12-3 including the amounts available from the general fund and the amounts raised through the annual tax levied against the taxable property in the state when combined shall not exceed the limitations in amount and in rates of levy as provided by S.D. Const., Art. XI, § 1, the tax levies imposed against the taxable property being restricted for the respective purposes as enumerated, to the combined general fund applications and to the balances over and above the amounts available from general fund revenues, required for the respective purposes as enumerated and as restricted and limited by the Constitution and this chapter.
Source: SL 1933, ch 193; SDC 1939, § 57.0501.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 10-12-4 ("Constitutional limitations on state levy to be observed.") is part of the South Dakota Codified Laws, the codified statutory law of South Dakota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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