Section 31-12-36 - Powers and authority of commissioners if township highway proposition passes.
31-12-36. Powers and authority of commissioners if township highway proposition passes. If the majority of the ballots so cast in an election pursuant to § 31-12-34 upon a canvass thereof shall be in favor of the proposition, the board of county commissioners shall thereafter construct, improve, and maintain all secondary highways within such township, any statutes or laws to the contrary notwithstanding. The said board of county commissioners shall have all of the powers and authority with respect to the construction and maintenance of such secondary highways within such township as are conferred upon counties with respect to the construction, improvement, and maintenance of the county highway system.
Source: SL 1959, ch 145, § 2; SDC Supp 1960, § 28.0418.