SDCL § 46A-18-4: Petition--Contents.

The petition established pursuant to § 46A-18-2 shall contain:

(1) The name of the proposed district;

(2) The object and purpose of the water project and works proposed to be constructed or acquired, together with a general description of the nature, location, and method of operation of the proposed works or program of activities;

(3) A legal description of the lands constituting the proposed district and the name of any municipality included partly or wholly within the boundaries of the proposed district;

(4) The location of the principal place of business of the proposed district; and

(5) The number of members of the board of directors of the proposed district, which number may not be fewer than three nor more than seven, and a statement as to whether the directors are to be elected at large or are to be elected by director divisions. Each director shall be a qualified voter of the district and, if director divisions are provided for, shall be a qualified voter of the respective division the director is to represent.

Source: SL 1984, ch 293, § 3; SL 1992, ch 60, § 2; SL 1998, ch 36, § 72; SL 2000, ch 32, § 8.