South Dakota Statutes

§ 31-21-7 — Laying out and opening ditch--Statement respecting decisions and damages--Filing of statement--Record kept by county auditor.

South Dakota § 31-21-7
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 31HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES
Ch. 31-21HIGHWAY DRAINAGE DITCHES

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S.D. Codified Laws § 31-21-7 (2026).

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If after taking all the circumstances into consideration the township supervisors or county commissioners shall be satisfied that the opening of a ditch under this chapter is necessary or advantageous to the public interest, they shall cause the same to be laid out and opened and shall give such directions in the matter as shall be necessary for the effectual draining of such swamp, pond, bog, or lowland, and shall file a statement in writing of all their doings including the amount of damages allowed, in the office of the township clerk or county auditor who shall copy the same into a book to be kept by him especially for that purpose.

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Legislative History

SL 1883, ch 112, § 89; CL 1887, § 1337; RPolC 1903, § 1742; RC 1919, § 8600; SDC 1939, § 28.1203.

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