Section 23-13-1 - Prevention of offenses by officers of justice--Methods.
23-13-1. Prevention of offenses by officers of justice--Methods. Public offenses may be prevented by the intervention of the officers of justice:
(1) By requiring security to keep the peace;
(2) By forming a police in municipalities, and by requiring their attendance in exposed places;
(3) By suppressing riots.
Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 34.0102; SL 1992, ch 60, § 2.