In all cases where lands have been granted to any county for public purposes and any part thereof has been sold and the purchase money or any part thereof shall be due and unpaid, all proceedings necessary to recover possession of such lands or to enforce the payment of the purchase money, including the procedure set forth in §§ 7-31-25 to 7-31-30, inclusive, shall be instituted in the name of the proper county.

Source: SL 1874-5, ch 27, § 28; PolC 1877, ch 21, § 13; CL 1887, § 572; RPolC 1903, § 795; RC 1919, § 5791; SL 1935, ch 79; SDC 1939, § 12.1801; SL 1974, ch 68, § 7.