South Dakota Codified Laws > Title 8 > Chapter 2 – Powers and Obligations of Organized Townships


§ 8-2-1	General corporate and regulatory powers
§ 8-2-2	Transactions and conveyances in township name
§ 8-2-3	Proceedings by and against township in township name
§ 8-2-6	Township public library services
§ 8-2-7	Liability insurance purchased by township
§ 8-2-8	Regulatory powers of township containing unincorporated town
§ 8-2-9	Regulatory powers of township adjacent to large municipality–Subordination topowers of county or municipality
§ 8-2-10	Powers restricted to those expressly granted
§ 8-2-11	Publication of township bylaws and changes–Effect
§ 8-2-12	Remedies for trespass on township lands
§ 8-2-14	Deferred compensation program for volunteer firefighters–Establishment andmanagement–Participation optional
§ 8-2-14.1	Deferred compensation program for volunteer advanced life support personnel
§ 8-2-15	Regulation and maintenance of abandoned cemeteries
§ 8-2-16	Enrollment in group health, life, and disability income insurance plans–Premiums

Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
Property: includes property, real and personal. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.