South Dakota § 54-9-20 - Application of assignee for discharge--Notice by publication.
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§ 54-9-20. Application of assignee for discharge--Notice by publication.
In either of the cases mentioned in §§ 54-9-18 and 54-9-19 the assignee shall give notice by publication in some newspaper of the county, if there be one printed and published therein, if not, in a newspaper published at the capital of the state, once in each week, for at least three weeks, that he will apply to the judge of the circuit court for such discharge, at a time and place to be stated in such notice, which time shall not be more than three weeks after the last publication of the notice.
Source: SL 1887, ch 8, § 1; SL 1887, ch 9, § 1; CL 1887, § 4675; RCivC 1903, § 2387; RC 1919, § 2060; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 37.5110.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 54-9-20 ("Application of assignee for discharge--Notice by publication.") 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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