1-1-23. Expressions of sovereign will.The will of the sovereign power is expressed:(1)By the Constitution of the United States;(2)By treaties made under the authority of the United States;(3)By statutes enacted by the Congress of the United States;(4)By the Constitution of this state;(5)By statutes enacted by the Legislature;(6)By statutes enacted by vote of the voters;(7)By the ordinances of authorized subordinate bodies;(8)Rules of practice and procedure prescribed by courts or adopted by departments, commissions, boards, officers of the state, or its subdivisions pursuant to authority so to do. Source: SDC 1939, §65.0102; SL 1985, ch 15, §5.
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