S.D. Codified Laws § 9-19-7 (2026)
Reading, signing, filing, and publishing ordinances.
SL 1890, ch 37 , art IV, § 16; RPolC 1903, § 1213; SL 1913, ch 119 , § 35; RC 1919, § 6244; SDC 1939, § 45.1003; SL 1947, ch 197 ; SL 1972, ch 49 ; SL 1982, ch 73 ; SL 2021, ch 38 , § 2; SL 2026, ch 33 , § 37.
The title of any ordinance must be read twice with at least five days intervening between the first and second reading. The ordinance must be:
- (1) Signed by the mayor, mayor pro tempore, acting mayor, or president of the board of trustees;
- (2) Filed with the municipal finance officer; and
- (3) Published once in the official newspaper.
Source: SL 1890, ch 37 , art IV, § 16; RPolC 1903, § 1213; SL 1913, ch 119 , § 35; RC 1919, § 6244; SDC 1939, § 45.1003; SL 1947, ch 197 ; SL 1972, ch 49 ; SL 1982, ch 73 ; SL 2021, ch 38 , § 2; SL 2026, ch 33 , § 37.