A petition for change of name under § 21-37-6 shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the circuit court for the county in which the municipality is situated setting forth the cause why such change of name is desirable, and the name asked to be substituted.

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Source: CCivP 1877, § 736; CL 1887, § 5558; RCCivP 1903, § 805; RC 1919, § 3044; Supreme Court Rule 569, 1939; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 37.1003 (1).