32-11-6. Apportionment of funds among townships according to number of miles of maintained roads--Distribution and payment.The amount set aside to the various unorganized and organized civil townships pursuant to §§10-47B-149.1, 32-10-35, 32-11-4.1, and 32-11-35 shall be apportioned among the townships according to the number of miles of maintained township roads within the townships, including roads designated as minimum maintenance pursuant to §31-13-1.1. The county treasurer shall distribute the money to each organized township within the county within thirty days of apportionment. However, an organized township may request in writing that the money remain in the custody of the county treasurer and shall be paid out only on warrants issued by the county auditor in payment of claims for the construction, reconstruction, or maintenance of roads and highways within the township highway system. Source: SDC 1939, §44.0118 (3) (a); SL 1939, ch 170; SL 1949, ch 163, §2; SL 1993, ch 229, §1; SL 1994, ch 251, §1; SL 2011, ch 61, §4; SL 2012, ch 166, §1.
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