Section 31-19-52 - Delivery of copy of appraisal to owner--Nonresident or unknown owners--Publication--Contents of publication--Authority to use lands aftercompletion of proceedings.
31-19-52. Delivery of copy of appraisal to owner--Nonresident or unknown owners--Publication--Contents of publication--Authority to use lands after completion of proceedings. Immediately after appraisal has been made by the appraisers appointed as provided in § 31-19-51 the county auditor shall deliver a copy of such appraisal to the owner of such land or lands so appraised. If the owner of such land or lands is not a resident of the county and unknown to the county auditor he shall publish the result of such appraisal in the official newspapers of the county in two issues thereof, setting forth that such appraisal of such land or lands is in pursuance of proceedings to acquire such land or lands for highway right-of-way or construction purposes and that the county is prepared to and will pay the amount fixed by such board of appraisers for such land or lands to be used for such purposes. Upon completion of these proceedings the board of county commissioners may proceed to use such land or lands for highway purposes.
Source: SL 1923, ch 286; SL 1927, ch 139; SDC 1939, § 28.1301.