South Dakota Codified Laws 31-13-51. Annual front foot assessment for maintenance and repairs
The township board of supervisors or, in the case of any township which is no longer organized, the board of county commissioners, prior to the assessment of real property within the township, or unorganized township, for the next fiscal year, may levy annually for the purpose of maintaining or repairing street surfaces, whether of a permanent type or not, a special front foot assessment not to exceed two dollars per front foot upon the real property fronting and abutting the roadway. Such assessment shall be apportioned on a front foot basis and shall be levied pursuant to § 31-13-52. If the board of county commissioners is levying a special assessment on real property pursuant to this section, the board of county commissioners shall perform the duties, as applicable, that are required of the township board of supervisors pursuant to §§ 31-13-32 to 31-13-54, inclusive.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 31-13-51
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- 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.
Source: SL 1979, ch 197, § 20; SL 1984, ch 212; SL 1999, ch 152, § 1; SL 2004, ch 194, § 1; SL 2013, ch 132, § 1.