59 chapters · 1,120 sections in this title.
SDCL § 9-6-1 Petition for dissolution--Majority of landowners--Circuit court--Dissolution by decree
0.6K chars
If a municipality has a population of less than two hundred fifty, the owners of a majority of the real property in the municipality, both in area and assessed valuation, may file a petition for the dissolution of the municipality. The petition for dissolution must be filed in th…
SDCL § 9-6-10 Election to dissolve--Petition
1.0K chars
If the governing body of a municipality with a population of less than one thousand at the time of filing is presented with a petition for dissolution signed by fifteen percent of the registered voters of the municipality, based upon the total number of registered voters at the l…
SDCL § 9-6-11 Election to dissolve--Waiting period after rejection
0.4K chars
Where an election is held pursuant to § 9-6-10 and a majority of the votes cast are against dissolution, another election may not be held for the purpose of dissolving the municipality until five years after the date of the first election. Source: SL 1893, ch 35 , § 1; RPolC 1903…
SDCL § 9-6-12 Election to dissolve--Number of votes required--Cessation of municipal existence--Disposition of property--Existing rights preserved
1.1K chars
If a majority of all the votes cast at an election pursuant to § 9-6-10 are for dissolution and the turnout for the election was at least two - fifths of all the legal voters of the municipality, based upon the total number of registered voters at the last preceding general elect…