SDCL § 49-35-3: District as public corporation and political subdivision--Capacity to sue and be sued--General powers.

A district may be created as provided in this chapter, and when so created, shall be a public corporation and political subdivision of this state, and may sue or be sued in its corporate name, and have all other powers in chapters 49-35 to 49-40, inclusive, or hereafter prescribed by law and those incidental or necessary thereto.