20-5-6. Time of offer of performance. Where an obligation fixes a time for its performance, an offer of performance must be made at that time, within reasonable hours, and not before nor afterwards. Where an obligation does not fix a time for its performance, an offer of performance may be made at any time before the debtor, upon a reasonable demand, has refused to perform.
Source: CivC 1877, §§ 839, 840; CL 1887, §§ 3463, 3464; RCivC 1903, §§ 1156, 1157; RC 1919, §§ 763, 764; SDC 1939, § 47.0214.