South Dakota § 9-21-21 Warrants limited by tax levy--Violation as misdemeanor--Removal of offender from office.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 9-21-21 — Warrants limited by tax levy--Violation as misdemeanor--Removal of offender from office.

South Dakota § 9-21-21

Title 9MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT

Ch. 9-18TAX LEVIES AND APPROPRIATIONS

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S.D. Codified Laws § 9-21-21 (2026).

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No liability may be incurred against the municipality in excess of the total appropriation of the fund. No liability may be incurred under any appropriation for which a warrant cannot be drawn as herein provided. No member of the governing body may vote to incur a liability or to issue a warrant, nor may any mayor or finance officer sign, issue, or deliver any warrant, nor may any finance officer pay any warrant, issued in violation of the provisions of this section. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. Upon conviction of a violation of this section the court in which such conviction is had may in its discretion enter an order removing the member of the governing body or other officer so convicted from his office.

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No liability may be incurred against the municipality in excess of the total appropriation of the fund. No liability may be incurred under any appropriation for which a warrant cannot be drawn as herein provided. No member of the governing body may vote to incur a liability or to issue a warrant, nor may any mayor or finance officer sign, issue, or deliver any warrant, nor may any finance officer pay any warrant, issued in violation of the provisions of this section. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. Upon conviction of a violation of this section the court in which such conviction is had may in its discretion enter an order removing the member of the governing body or other officer so convicted from his office.

Legislative History

SL 1890, ch 37, art XV, § 3; RPolC 1903, § 1246; SL 1913, ch 119, § 119; SL 1915, ch 117, § 1; RC 1919, § 6342; SDC 1939, §§ 45.1414, 45.9902; SL 1976, ch 82; SL 1981, ch 43, § 18; SL 1993, ch 72.