S.D. Codified Laws § 11-7-13 (2026)
Commissioners shall hold office until their successors have been appointed and qualified. A certificate of appointment of each commissioner shall be filed with the clerk. Whenever the membership of a commission is changed by reason of a new appointment, a certificate of that appointment shall be promptly so filed. A certificate so filed shall be conclusive evidence of appointment or change in membership. Commissioners are likewise referred to in this chapter as "members" of a commission.
Source: SL 1950 (SS), ch 13 , § 3, subdiv 6; SDC Supp 1960, § 45.3603 (6).