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SDCL § 9-2-1 Classes enumerated--Population groups
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The three classes of municipal corporations are: (1) Municipalities of the first class: municipal corporations with a population of five thousand and over; (2) Municipalities of the second class: municipal corporations with a population between five hundred and four thousand nine…
SDCL § 9-2-2 Population determined by census--Estimate by election totals after change of municipal boundaries
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For the purpose of classification, the population of each municipality is determined by the last preceding federal census. Whenever the municipal boundaries included in the last preceding census substantially differ from the current boundaries of the municipality, the governing b…
SDCL § 9-2-2.1 Change in municipality classification--Application to court--Notice
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If the population of a municipality, as shown by the last preceding federal census, increases or decreases causing the municipality to pass into a different class of municipality pursuant to § 9-2-1 , the municipality may, through its governing body, apply to the circuit court ha…
SDCL § 9-2-2.2 Change in municipality classification--Judgment--Filing
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After the hearing, if the facts warrant the granting of the application, the court must make and enter its judgment changing the status of the municipality to that of a municipality of the appropriate class, pursuant to § 9-2-1 . The court shall establish the time when the change…