If any article in the custody of any officer or employee is lost or destroyed, the officer or employee shall make a note of the loss or destruction in the inventory for the current year, giving the date and circumstances of the loss or destruction.

Source: SL 1903, ch 220, § 4; SL 1913, ch 293, § 2; RC 1919, § 7049; SDC 1939, § 48.0502; SL 2011, ch 2, § 88.