South Dakota § 9-25-1 - General bonding power of municipalities.
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§ 9-25-1. General bonding power of municipalities.
Every municipality shall have power to borrow money on the credit of the municipality for any authorized corporate purpose within the constitutional limitations of municipal indebtedness and to issue its negotiable bonds therefor in such amounts, forms, and upon such conditions as it may lawfully prescribe and after authorization as provided by this title; and to issue its refunding, judgment, courthouse, and revenue bonds in the manner, for the purposes, and after authorization as provided by this title.
Source: PolC 1877, ch 24, § 27; CL 1887, § 1048; SL 1890, ch 37, art V, § 1, subdiv 5, 6; SL 1893, ch 33, § 1; SL 1899, ch 51, § 1; SL 1901, ch 199, § 1; RPolC 1903, § 1229, subdiv 5, 6; RPolC 1903, §§ 1385, 1394, 1446, 1484; SL 1903, ch 81; SL 1905, ch 65, § 1; SL 1905, ch 155; SL 1907, ch 91, § 1; SL 1909, ch 96; SL 1911, ch 99; SL 1913, ch 119, § 53, subdiv 5, 6; RC 1919, §§ 6413, 6419, 6423, 6427; SL 1923, ch 228; SL 1931, ch 194, § 2; SDC 1939, § 45.0201 (6).
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 9-25-1 ("General bonding power of municipalities.") 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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