Upon the filing of a petition pursuant to § 9-45-7, the governing body, if it deems it expedient that the matter should be proceeded with, shall order the petition to be filed with the auditor or clerk, who shall give notice by publication once each week for at least two successive weeks, to the effect that the petition has been filed and stating in brief its object and that the petition will be heard and considered by the governing body, or a committee appointed by the governing body for that purpose, on a day specified not less than ten days from the last publication of the notice.

Source: SDC 1939, § 45.1708; SL 1949, ch 186; SL 1951, ch 241, § 1; SL 1972, ch 51, § 2; SL 2003, ch 46, § 1.