If satisfied of the legality of the election, the board of county commissioners must make an order declaring that the proposed municipality is incorporated by the name adopted. The order is conclusive of the fact of the incorporation in all suits by or against the municipality.
S.D. Codified Laws § 9-3-12
County commissioners' order--Conclusive effect
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Lippold v. Meade Cty. Bd. of Comm'rs (2018)
Most recently applied in Lippold v. Meade Cty. Bd. of Comm'rs (January 2018)
Source: CL 1887, § 1030; SL 1901, ch 74, § 1; RPolC 1903, § 1425; RC 1919, § 6180; SDC 1939, § 45.0310; SL 2024, ch 28, § 27.
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