If any township officer who is required by law to take an oath of office enters upon the duties of his office before taking such oath, he forfeits to such township the sum of fifty dollars.
S.D. Codified Laws § 8-4-6
Forfeiture for entry on office without taking oath
Source: SL 1883, ch 112, subch 1, § 43; CL 1887, § 748; RPolC 1903, § 1042; RC 1919, § 6075; SDC 1939, § 58.0407.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.