The governing body of a municipality shall have the power to establish a district for the acquisition of sites, building of a public convention hall or for the improving of an existing public convention hall, to establish the boundaries of such district, and to assess all or any part of the cost of acquisition and improvement and building of a public convention hall against the privately owned property within the district so created.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 9-53-3

  • Governing body: shall mean the governing body of a municipal corporation. See South Dakota Codified Laws 9-53-1
  • Privately owned property: shall mean all real property, except that property upon which is situated a one-family or two-family dwelling and which is used only for residential purposes which residential property shall be exempt from assessment. See South Dakota Codified Laws 9-53-1
  • Public convention hall: shall mean a real estate site and building, structure, or edifice which may be used by the general public or portions of the public for the purposes of meetings, discussions, conventions, shows, displays, amusements, and any other public purpose. See South Dakota Codified Laws 9-53-1

Source: SL 1967, ch 230, § 3.