Directors of the proposed district may be elected either at large or from director divisions, without regard to whether municipality areas are included within the district. If the petition states that the directors shall be elected from director divisions, the petition shall describe the boundaries of the divisions, which boundaries may be drawn either with or without regard to the corporate limits of any municipality included partly or wholly within the district boundaries. The director division boundaries shall be drawn so as to provide equitable representation for the qualified voters of the district.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 46A-18-8

  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts

Source: SL 1984, ch 293, § 7; SL 1992, ch 60, § 2.