8-1-5. Organization of civil township on petition of voters.
Whenever a majority of the legal voters of a civil township, formed as provided in §8-1-2, shall petition the board of county commissioners for civil township organization, such board shall perfect the civil township organization thereof by appointing a board of supervisors for such township to act until its officers are duly elected and qualified as provided by this title.
Source: SL 1890, ch 34, §5; RPolC 1903, §990; RC 1919, §6032; SDC 1939, §58.0105.