South Dakota § 21-29-1 - Power to issue writ--Purposes for which used.
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§ 21-29-1. Power to issue writ--Purposes for which used.
The writ of mandamus may be issued by the Supreme and circuit courts, to any inferior tribunal, corporation, board, or person, to compel the performance of an act which the law specially enjoins as a duty resulting from an office, trust, or station; or to compel the admission of a party to the use and enjoyment of a right or office to which he is entitled, and from which he is unlawfully precluded by such inferior tribunal, corporation, board, or person.
Source: CCivP 1877, § 695; CL 1887, § 5517; RCCivP 1903, § 764; RC 1919, § 3006; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 37.4501.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 21-29-1 ("Power to issue writ--Purposes for which used.") 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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