Any person making application for the organization of a proposed municipality shall cause an accurate census to be taken of the landowners and the legal resident population of the proposed municipality not more than thirty days previous to the time of presenting the application to the board of county commissioners. The census shall exhibit the name of each landowner and legal resident residing in the proposed municipality and the number of persons belonging to each family as of a certain date. The census shall be verified by the affidavit of the person taking the census.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 9-3-3

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: SDC 1939, § 45.0302; SL 1999, ch 37, § 1; SL 2016, ch 48, § 4.

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