Organization of civil township on petition of voters

Whenever a majority of the legal voters of a civil township, formed as provided in § 8-1-2 , shall petition the board of county commissioners for civil township organization, such board shall perfect the civil township organization thereof by appointing a board of supervisors for such township to act until its officers are duly elected and qualified as provided by this title. Source: SL 1890, ch 34 , § 5; RPolC 1903, § 990; RC 1919, § 6032; SDC 1939, § 58.0105.