49-31-28. Party line and emergency calls--Definitions.
For the purposes of §§49-31-29 and 49-31-30 the following terms have the meanings ascribed to them as follows:
(1)"Party line" means a subscribers' line telephone circuit, consisting of two or more main telephone stations connected therewith, each station with a distinctive ring or telephone number;
(2)"Emergency" means a situation in which property or human life are in jeopardy, and the prompt summoning of aid is essential.
Source: SL 1959, ch 49, §1; SDC Supp 1960, §13.1629.