1-1-23. Expressions of sovereign will.
The will of the sovereign power is expressed:
(1)By the Constitution of the United States;
(2)By treaties made under the authority of the United States;
(3)By statutes enacted by the Congress of the United States;
(4)By the Constitution of this state;
(5)By statutes enacted by the Legislature;
(6)By statutes enacted by vote of the voters;
(7)By the ordinances of authorized subordinate bodies;
(8)Rules of practice and procedure prescribed by courts or adopted by departments, commissions, boards, officers of the state, or its subdivisions pursuant to authority so to do.
Source: SDC 1939, §65.0102; SL 1985, ch 15, §5.