10-18-5. Presentation of application to county commissioners--Approval or rejection--Evidence heard--Amendment of application.
Upon receipt of any such application the county auditor shall note the date of receipt thereon and file the same, and he shall present the application to the board of county commissioners at its next regular meeting. The board shall, by a majority vote, either approve or reject the application, in whole or in part. If rejected, a statement of the reasons for such rejection, signed by the chairman of the board, shall be attached to the application. Before the board takes final action it may permit or require the production of additional evidence and the amendment of the application.
Source: SL 1917, ch 130, §3; RC 1919, §6815; SL 1919, ch 101; SDC 1939, §57.0803.