South Dakota § 9-21-16 - Surplus funds used for replacement or repair required by unanticipated event.
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§ 9-21-16. Surplus funds used for replacement or repair required by unanticipated event.
If the municipal corporation has on hand any unappropriated money, or money not raised by taxation, loan, or assessment, which can be spared for the purpose described in § 9-21-15 and which has not been pledged for the payment of any indebtedness of the municipality, or any money in any fund which the governing body by unanimous vote determines will not be needed for any other municipal purpose during the current fiscal year, such money may be transferred by the governing body, by unanimous vote, in order to provide in whole or in part the money made necessary by such unanticipated events or circumstances, and such money may be used in lieu of such borrowing or the borrowing may be supplementary thereto.
Source: SDC 1939, § 45.1404 as added by SL 1949, ch 184.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 9-21-16 ("Surplus funds used for replacement or repair required by unanticipated event.") 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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