3-1-1. Officers to qualify as provided by chapters--Reelected incumbents.
Except when otherwise expressly provided all civil officers shall qualify substantially in the manner and form prescribed by this chapter and chapter 3-5. When the incumbent of an office is reelected he shall qualify as required in such chapters.
Source: PolC 1877, ch 5, §§1, 13; CL 1887, §§1370, 1383; RPolC 1903, §§1787, 1800; RC 1919, §§7024, 7037; SDC 1939, §§48.0301, 48.0316.