If a majority of all the votes cast are “Irrigation District–Yes,” the board shall, by resolution, declare the territory duly organized as an irrigation district, under the name and style designated. Upon filing of a true copy of the resolution with the secretary of state, the irrigation district shall become a political subdivision of the state with the authority, powers, and duties prescribed in chapters 46A-4 to 46A-7, inclusive.

Source: SDC 1939, § 61.0803; SDCL, § 46-12-19; SL 1984, ch 294, § 18; SL 1993, ch 256, § 71; SL 1998, ch 36, § 54.