SDCL § 49-1-4: Duties of commissioners--Sessions of Public Utilities Commission--Removal.

Each Public Utilities Commissioner during his term of office shall devote his entire time and attention to the duties of his office. The Public Utilities Commission shall remain in continuous session at its office at the state capital except when necessarily absent in the performance of its duties. If any public utilities commissioner fails to comply with the provisions of this section, it is cause for his removal by the Governor.