South Dakota Codified Laws 8-4-3. Oath of office of township officers
Each person elected or appointed to any township office, shall, within ten days after receiving notice of election or appointment and before entering upon the discharge of the officer’s duties, take and subscribe an oath or affirmation as required by § 3-1-5. Each oath shall be filed in the office of the county auditor by the last day of March. No fee may be charged or received by any officer for administering or filing the oath, or for filing or recording any township officer’s official bond.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 8-4-3
- Oath: includes affirmation. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
- Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
- Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
Source: SL 1872-3, ch 51, §§ 33, 34; PolC 1877, ch 23, § 26; SL 1883, ch 112, subch 1, §§ 35, 36; CL 1887, §§ 738, 739; RPolC 1903, §§ 1030, 1031; SL 1909, ch 26; SL 1913, ch 283; RC 1919, § 6070; SDC 1939, § 58.0402; SL 1974, ch 55, § 13; SL 2014, ch 48, § 5; SL 2016, ch 45, § 4.