South Dakota § 7-7-21 Appointment and removal of deputies and clerks--Oath of office and bond.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 7-7-21 — Appointment and removal of deputies and clerks--Oath of office and bond.

South Dakota § 7-7-21

Title 7COUNTIES

Ch. 7-5COUNTY OFFICERS IN GENERAL

This text of South Dakota § 7-7-21 (Appointment and removal of deputies and clerks--Oath of office and bond.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering South Dakota primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

S.D. Codified Laws § 7-7-21 (2026).

Text

The officer in whose office a deputy or clerk is employed may appoint or remove a deputy or clerk at pleasure. The appointment or removal shall be by a certificate in writing, and any deputy or clerk appointed shall before entering upon the duties of office, take and subscribe the oath or affirmation required by the Constitution. The oath or affirmation shall be endorsed on the certificate of appointment and filed as provided by law. The deputy or clerk shall furnish an official bond in an amount and with surety as the principal deems proper. The bond shall be attached to the certificate of appointment and oath of office.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

The officer in whose office a deputy or clerk is employed may appoint or remove a deputy or clerk at pleasure. The appointment or removal shall be by a certificate in writing, and any deputy or clerk appointed shall before entering upon the duties of office, take and subscribe the oath or affirmation required by the Constitution. The oath or affirmation shall be endorsed on the certificate of appointment and filed as provided by law. The deputy or clerk shall furnish an official bond in an amount and with surety as the principal deems proper. The bond shall be attached to the certificate of appointment and oath of office.

Legislative History

SL 1887, ch 10, § 8; CL 1887, § 653; SL 1890, ch 134, § 5; RPolC 1903, §§ 883, 890; SL 1917, ch 188, § 7; SL 1917, ch 189, § 4; RC 1919, § 5906; SDC 1939, § 12.1601; SL 1955, ch 21; SL 2016, ch 44, § 4.