SDCL § 7-12-10: Appointment and removal of deputies, jailers, and clerks--Oath and bond.

The appointment or removal of each deputy, jailer, and clerk shall be made by the sheriff. Each appointment or removal shall be in writing and filed with the county auditor. Each deputy, jailer, and clerk shall qualify by subscribing the official oath and shall give such bond to the board of county commissioners for the discharge of his duties as the board of county commissioners may require.