Every school district in this state is hereby empowered to accept, own, manage, and dispose of any grant, gift, devise, or bequest of money, or real or personal property; and the school board of such school district shall have power to enter into such agreement for the receipt thereof upon such terms as shall be to the best interest of all parties and to make such rules and regulations as it may deem best for the ownership, management, and control of such property.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 13-14-5

  • Bequest: Property gifted by will.
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Property: includes property, real and personal. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: SDC 1939, § 15.2028; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 10, § 33; SDC Supp 1960, § 15.2233.