South Dakota § 6-8B-1 - Definitions.
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§ 6-8B-1. Definitions.
Terms used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise plainly requires, mean:
(1) "Bond," any obligation for the payment of a specified sum of money at a specified future date, for the repayment of money borrowed by a public body, issued by a public body pursuant to authority granted in any law, including but not limited to revenue bonds, assessment bonds, and general obligation bonds;
(2) "Clerk," the clerk, auditor, finance officer, business manager, secretary, or other recording or financial officer of a public body;
(3) "Federal securities," the bills, certificates of indebtedness, notes, bonds, or similar obligations which are direct obligations of, or the principal and interest of which obligations are unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States of America;
(4) "Governing body," the common council, commission, board of commissioners, board of trustees, board of supervisors, board of directors, school board, or other legislative body in which the legislative powers of the public body are vested;
(5) "Ordinance or resolution," an ordinance, resolution, or other proceeding by which a governing body takes formal action and adopts legislative provisions and matters of some permanency;
(6) "Public body," any county, municipality, or township, or any school district, hospital district, sanitary district, irrigation district, drainage district, water user district, or improvement district;
(7) "Refunding bond," a bond which is authorized to be issued pursuant to §§ 6-8B-30 to 6-8B-52, inclusive.
Source: SL 1984, ch 43, § 1; SL 1990, ch 52, § 1.
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