{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-31-21-2","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 31-21-2","heading":"Form of notice.","body":"The notice required by § 31-21-1 may be in substantially the following form:\nState of South Dakota\nCounty of __________ ss:\nTo Mr. __________:\nWhereas it appears from the affidavit of ____ that the road from ____ to ____ passes through a swamp, bog, pond, or lowland, and that in the opinion of such affiant a ditch should be opened through land belonging to ____ for the purpose of draining such swamp;\nNow therefore you are hereby notified that the board of township supervisors (or the board of county commissioners) will on the ____ day of ____, 20__, examine the premises over which such ditch is to pass, will hear any objections which may be made in the matter, and will consider the amount of damages which in its opinion will be just compensation to the owners of land in consequence of the opening of such ditch.\n__________ Chairman of board of __________","path":["TITLE 31. HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES","CHAPTER 31-21. HIGHWAY DRAINAGE DITCHES"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/31-21-2","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"50efced5096c49d5eb3245ed896ce77f7598635f3252c4fdc5a46aefdb7a59df","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-31-21-1","next":"us-sd/sdcl-31-21-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}