The auditor or clerk shall report annually, on or before the first day of September, to the governing body an estimate of the expenses of the municipality and likewise the revenue necessary to be raised for the current year. In municipalities of the first and second class, the budget form shall be similar to that recommended in the municipal accounting manual provided by § 4-11-6.

Source: SL 1890, ch 37, art VII, § 2; RPolC 1903, § 1245; SL 1913, ch 119, § 66; RC 1919, § 6286; SL 1921, ch 314; SDC 1939, § 45.1120; SL 1961, ch 248; SL 1971, ch 63; SL 1977, ch 73, § 4.