SDCL § 7-22-9: Registration of warrants not paid for want of funds.

If any warrant is presented to the treasurer for payment and no funds in the treasury have been appropriated for that purpose, the treasurer shall enter the warrant in the warrant register for payment in the order of presentation. The treasurer shall endorse on the warrant the registry number, date of registration, and the words "Not paid for want of funds," and sign the endorsement.