Whenever any county within this state shall become obligated to and does pay the hospital bills and charges for any of the persons defined in § 34-8-11 as “county charges without means,” the county in such case shall have a lien upon all of the property, real and personal except property absolutely exempt from seizure and sale, of such persons defined herein, for all sums expended therefor by any county; such lien shall be established, recorded and foreclosed as provided by chapter 28-14, and all the provisions of said chapter are hereby made applicable thereto.

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Source: SDC 1939, § 27.1906 as added by SL 1949, ch 108, § 2; SL 1957, ch 120.