If any county treasurer fails to make return or settlement or to pay over all money with which the treasurer may stand charged at the time and in the manner prescribed by law, the county auditor, on receiving instructions from the state auditor or from the county commissioners, shall institute a suit against either the treasurer or the surety, or both, in the circuit court of the county.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 7-11-18

  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.

Source: SL 1868-9, ch 25, § 99; PolC 1877, ch 28, § 95; CL 1887, § 1656; RPolC 1903, § 2233; RC 1919, § 6949; SDC 1939, § 12.0802; SL 2016, ch 44, § 19.