§ 9-12-1 General corporate powers–Municipal property
§ 9-12-2 Fiscal powers of municipalities
§ 9-12-3 Expenses of officers and employees in attending meetings
§ 9-12-3.1 Compensation of board and commission members not already compensated
§ 9-12-4 Agreements with state and United States to carry out municipal functions
§ 9-12-5 Lease or transfer of municipal property to state agency for public purposes
§ 9-12-5.1 Lease of municipally-owned property–Term and conditions
§ 9-12-5.2 Lease to private person–Resolution of intent–Notice and hearing–Authorization
§ 9-12-6 Designation of official newspapers
§ 9-12-7 Liability insurance and agreements for protection of municipality, officers and employees
§ 9-12-9 Municipal appropriations for observance of holidays
§ 9-12-10 City census
§ 9-12-11 Promotion of municipality–Appropriation and expenditure of funds–Records
§ 9-12-12 Employment of welfare workers
§ 9-12-13 Power to adopt zoning ordinance
§ 9-12-14 Power to support airports and landing fields
§ 9-12-14.1 Municipality authorized to provide funds for air carrier air service
§ 9-12-15 Power to maintain library
§ 9-12-16 Option to adopt campaign finance law
§ 9-12-17 Power to adopt ordinances to protect groundwater–Scope and purpose–Agreements to implement and enforce wellhead protection program
§ 9-12-18 Power to maintain abandoned cemetery–Cemetery board–Funds
§ 9-12-19 Inspection fee for government-owned property
§ 9-12-20 Municipality holding required license authorized to serve food, prepared food, and beverages
§ 9-12-21 Rebate of municipal property taxes to further industry development goals

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws > Title 9 > Chapter 12 - General Powers of Municipalities

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Chambers: A judge's office.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • ordinance: as used in this title shall mean a permanent legislative act of the governing body of a municipality within the limits of its powers. See South Dakota Codified Laws 9-19-1
  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
  • Property: includes property, real and personal. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.