The appointment or removal of each deputy, jailer, and clerk shall be made by the sheriff. Each appointment or removal shall be in writing and filed with the county auditor. Each deputy, jailer, and clerk shall qualify by subscribing the official oath and shall give such bond to the board of county commissioners for the discharge of his duties as the board of county commissioners may require.
S.D. Codified Laws § 7-12-10
Appointment and removal of deputies, jailers, and clerks--Oath and bond
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case Rosander v. Board of County Commissioners of Butte County (1983)
Most recently applied in Groseclose v. Bloom (May 1985)
Source: SL 1917, ch 190, § 1; RC 1919, § 5966; SDC 1939, § 12.1009; SL 1955, ch 20; SL 1963, ch 40, § 4; SL 1989, ch 66.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.