South Dakota § 8-5-5 Prosecution of actions for benefit of township--Trespass on township property.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 8-5-5 — Prosecution of actions for benefit of township--Trespass on township property.

South Dakota § 8-5-5

Title 8TOWNSHIPS

Ch. 8-2TOWNSHIP BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

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Bluebook

S.D. Codified Laws § 8-5-5 (2026).

Text

The board shall, in the name of the township, prosecute for the benefit of the township all actions upon bonds given to it and shall also sue for and collect all penalties and forfeitures in respect to which no other provision is made, incurred by any officer or inhabitant of the township; and it shall have power, in like manner, to prosecute for any trespass committed on any public inclosure, highway, or property belonging to the township, and shall pay all money collected under this section to the township treasurer.

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The board shall, in the name of the township, prosecute for the benefit of the township all actions upon bonds given to it and shall also sue for and collect all penalties and forfeitures in respect to which no other provision is made, incurred by any officer or inhabitant of the township; and it shall have power, in like manner, to prosecute for any trespass committed on any public inclosure, highway, or property belonging to the township, and shall pay all money collected under this section to the township treasurer.

Legislative History

SL 1872-3, ch 51, § 60; PolC 1877, ch 23, § 34; SL 1883, ch 112, subch 1, § 62; CL 1887, § 774; RPolC 1903, § 1068; RC 1919, § 6090; SDC 1939, § 58.0508.