Title 8 — TOWNSHIPS
11 chapters · 153 sections in this title.
SDCL § 8-9-1 Contracts unlawful unless made at board meeting
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All contracts made by any civil township officer or supervisor, in his capacity as such officer, except contracts made at a regular or special meeting of the civil township board, shall be deemed unlawful and not binding upon such civil township. Source: SL 1897, ch 40 , § 1; RPo…
SDCL § 8-9-2 Contract with township officer void--Removal from office
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No township officer shall become a party to or interested directly or indirectly in any contract made by the township of which he is an officer; and every contract or payment voted for or made contrary to the provisions of this section is void. Any violation of this section shall…
SDCL § 8-9-3 Purchase, lease, or lease purchase of equipment--Approval of voters
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No township board of supervisors may purchase, lease, or lease purchase any road grader or any other machine or tool, the cost of which exceeds fifteen thousand dollars, without the approval of the voters of such township in the manner provided by law. Source: SL 1897, ch 118 , §…
SDCL § 8-9-4 Fire protection contracts--Maximum term--Cost negotiated--Estimated costs--Amount of contract
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Every civil township in this state shall, through its board of supervisors, enter into a contract for fire-fighting equipment and protection with a political subdivision or subdivisions of this state or with a nonprofit fire protection corporation or association legally organized…
SDCL § 8-9-6 Nonprofit fire protection corporation or association defined
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The term, nonprofit fire protection corporation or association, as used in § 8-9-4 shall include any corporation or association legally organized within this state for the primary purpose of providing fire-fighting equipment and protection for a particular political subdivision o…
SDCL § 8-9-7 Ambulance service contracts authorized--Maximum term and expenditures
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Any civil township in this state may, through its board of supervisors, when and to the extent deemed expedient by the board, enter into contracts for the furnishing of ambulance service, equipment and protection for the township, with any other political subdivision or subdivisi…