Section 15-39-51 - Deputy clerk authorized to act--Magistrate to perform clerk's duties

15-39-51. Deputy clerk authorized to act--Magistrate to perform clerk's duties.The word 'clerk' in this chapter shall include a deputy clerk. If a claim is filed with a magistrate, the duties to be performed by the clerk in this chapter shall be performed by the magistrate. Source: SDC 1939, §33.4106; Supreme Court Rule adopted May 1, 1942; SDCL, §15-39-6; SL 1977, ch 173, §2; Supreme Court Rule 81-4.