Section 43-2-7 - Public or private ownership of property--State as private proprietor.
43-2-7. Public or private ownership of property--State as private proprietor. All property in this state has an owner, whether that owner is the United States or the state, and the property public; or the owner an individual, and the property private. The state may also hold property as a private proprietor.
Source: CivC 1877, § 168; CL 1887, § 2684; RCivC 1903, § 191; RC 1919, § 261; SDC 1939, § 51.0202.