Section 5-9-38 - Publication of notice of sale of improvements--Private sales of small value

5-9-38. Publication of notice of sale of improvements--Private sales of small value.Notice of sale, stating the time, place, and terms of sale and description of the property to be sold shall be given by publishing the same for two successive weeks at least once each week, in a newspaper in the county in which such improvements are situated.The commissioner of school and public lands, however, is authorized to sell any improvements upon school and public lands, the value of which in his opinion, does not exceed fifty dollars at private sale without publication notice for any amount not exceeding fifty dollars which he may consider a fair selling price. Source: SL 1923, ch 255, §2; SDC 1939, §15.0326; SL 1939, ch 37.