South Dakota Codified Laws 9-29-16. Police powers of mayor, commissioners, and town marshals
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The mayor of a first or second class municipality having a common council, each member of a board of city commissioners, and each town marshal shall possess, within the jurisdiction of the municipality, all the powers conferred by law upon sheriffs to suppress disorder and keep the peace.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 9-29-16
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
Source: PolC 1877, ch 24, § 41; CL 1887, § 1066; SL 1890, ch 37, art III, § 6; RPolC 1903, §§ 1187, 1455; SL 1905, ch 170, § 1; SL 1913, ch 119, § 24; RC 1919, § 6279; SDC 1939, § 45.1112; SL 1992, ch 60, § 2.