43-39-26. Rate of compensation for fractional part of week or month.
In the absence of a different agreement or usage, a depository for hire is entitled to one week's hire for the sustenance and shelter of living animals during any fraction of a week, and to half a month's hire for the storage of any property during any fraction of a half month.
Source: CivC 1877, §1059; CL 1887, §3683; RCivC 1903, §1378; RC 1919, §995; SDC 1939, §60.0102 (18).