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U.S. State Codes
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South-Dakota
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Title 9 - Municipal Government
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Chapter 03 - Incorporation Of Municipalities
Chapter 03 - Incorporation Of Municipalities
§ 9-3-1 Minimum population of municipalities.
§ 9-3-1.1 Minimum distance from existing municipality--Exceptions.
§ 9-3-2 Survey and map showing proposed municipal boundaries--Affidavit of surveyor.
§ 9-3-3 Census of proposed municipality--Contents--Verification.
§ 9-3-4 Survey, map, and census available for public inspection.
§ 9-3-5 Voters' petition as application for incorporation--Number of signers required--Contents of petition--Presentation to county commissioners.
§ 9-3-6 County commissioners' order to incorporate municipality--Name--Date for election.
§ 9-3-7 to 9-3-9. Repealed.
§ 9-3-10 Balloting on question of incorporation--Majority required for incorporation.
§ 9-3-11 Canvass and return of votes to county commissioners.
§ 9-3-12 County commissioners' order declaring municipality incorporated--Conclusive effect.
§ 9-3-13 Adjustment of claims and accounts between municipality and civil township.
§ 9-3-14 Recording and filing of canvass of votes on incorporation--Registry maintained by secretary of state.
§ 9-3-15 , 9-3-16. Repealed.
§ 9-3-17 Term of office for elected officials.
§ 9-3-18 Election by plurality at first election--Tie vote--Certificate as to persons elected.
§ 9-3-19 Recording by county auditor of certificate of election.
§ 9-3-20 Regularity of incorporation questioned only by state.
§ 9-3-21 Validation of prior incorporation of municipalities.
§ 9-3-22 Municipality for historical or educational purposes authorized--Recording of plat.
§ 9-3-23 Name of historical or educational municipality.
§ 9-3-24 Exemption of historical or educational municipality from usual requirements.
§ 9-3-25 Governing board of historical or educational municipality--Rules and regulations.
§ 9-3-26 Public funds not distributed to historical or educational municipality--Exception.
§ 9-3-27 Exemption of historical or educational municipality from public control.
§ 9-3-28 Duration of historical or educational municipality--Active operation--Maintenance of property--Loss of designation.
§ 9-3-29 Dissolution of municipal corporation by Department of Transportation or county.