46A-4-19. Election procedure--Applicability of general laws--Resolution declaring district organized--District as political subdivision.If a majority of all the votes cast are 'Irrigation District-Yes,' the board shall, by resolution, declare the territory duly organized as an irrigation district, under the name and style designated. Upon filing of a true copy of the resolution with the secretary of state, the irrigation district shall become a political subdivision of the state with the authority, powers, and duties prescribed in chapters 46A-4 to 46A-7, inclusive. Source: SDC 1939, §61.0803; SDCL, §46-12-19; SL 1984, ch 294, §18; SL 1993, ch 256, §71; SL 1998, ch 36, §54.
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