South Dakota Codified Laws 1-30-9. Enemy attack required for exercise of powers by emergency successors–Legislativetermination of powers
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Officials authorized to act as Governor pursuant to this chapter, emergency interim successors are empowered to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of an office as herein authorized only after an attack upon the United States, as defined herein, has occurred. The Legislature, by concurrent resolution, may at any time terminate the authority of said emergency interim successors to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of office as herein provided.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 1-30-9
- Attack: means any attack or series of attacks by an enemy of the United States causing, or which may cause, substantial damage or injury to civilian property or persons in the United States in any manner by sabotage or by the use of bombs, missiles, shellfire, or atomic, radiological, chemical, bacteriological, or biological means or other weapons or processes. See South Dakota Codified Laws 1-30-2
- Concurrent resolution: A legislative measure, designated "S. Con. Res." and numbered consecutively upon introduction, generally employed to address the sentiments of both chambers, to deal with issues or matters affecting both houses, such as a concurrent budget resolution, or to create a temporary joint committee. Concurrent resolutions are not submitted to the President/Governor and thus do not have the force of law.
- Office: includes all state and local offices, the powers and duties of which are defined by the Constitution, statutes, charters, and ordinances, except the Office of Governor, and except those in the Legislature and the judiciary. See South Dakota Codified Laws 1-30-2
Source: SL 1961, ch 285, § 8.