If any person elected or appointed to any township office, of whom an oath or bond is required, neglects to file the same within the time prescribed by law, such neglect shall be deemed a refusal to serve in such office.
S.D. Codified Laws § 8-4-5
Failure to file oath or bond as refusal of office
Source: SL 1883, ch 112, subch 1, § 42; CL 1887, § 747; RPolC 1903, § 1041; RC 1919, § 6074; SDC 1939, § 58.0406.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.