Section 9-13-24 - Return and canvass of votes.

9-13-24. Return and canvass of votes. The election returns shall be reported as soon as possible to the finance officer, and within seven days of the election, the governing body shall canvass the election returns, declare the result, and enter the result on its journal.

Source: SL 1890, ch 37, art XIV, § 5; RPolC 1903, §§ 1288, 1289; SL 1913, ch 119, §§ 105, 108; RC 1919, § 6326; SDC 1939, § 45.1320; SL 1953, ch 256; SL 1988, ch 75.