In all actions and proceedings the township shall sue and be sued by its name, except where township officers are authorized by law to sue in their official capacity for the benefit of the township.
S.D. Codified Laws § 8-2-3
Proceedings by and against township in township name
Source: SL 1883, ch 112, subch 1, § 92; CL 1887, § 805; RPolC 1903, § 1099; RC 1919, § 6117; SDC 1939, § 58.0809.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.