Any owner or entryman of land within the proposed water user district who did not sign the petition may file with the Board of Water and Natural Resources a written protest against the qualifications of any signer of the petition, and it shall be the duty of the board to consider and determine the validity of such protests.

Source: SL 1939, ch 291 , § 4; SL 1943, ch 310 ; SDC Supp 1960, § 61.1304 (1); SDCL, § 46-16-14.