South Dakota § 2-7-3 - Contents of legislative manual.
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§ 2-7-3. Contents of legislative manual.
The legislative manual compiled and printed in each odd-numbered year shall contain the following data:
(1) A current official directory of state government;
(2) A current list of county officers;
(3) A compilation of appropriations for state departments made at regular and special sessions during the two years immediately preceding;
(4) A county by county list of election results for all statewide contests and ballot questions for the last general and last primary elections;
(5) A brief biographical statement and picture of all current constitutional officers, legislators, public utility commissioners, supreme court justices, circuit court judges, and United States senators and members of congress;
(6) A listing of all past statewide elected officials;
(7) A brief South Dakota chronology;
(8) A brief statement and pictures regarding the South Dakota institutions;
(9) A brief statement and picture of the state seal and state emblems;
(10) The Constitution of South Dakota;
(11) Population of each county and each municipality;
(12) Names of gubernatorial appointees to boards and commissions; and
(13) A table of contents.
Source: SDC 1939, § 55.0901 as added by SL 1964, ch 152; SL 1965, ch 231; SL 1977, ch 24, § 5; SL 1985, ch 5, § 8; SL 2010, ch 16, § 1.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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