{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-8-1-11","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 8-1-11","heading":"Name of merged township or newly separated township.","body":"Any civil township so formed by merger of townships or by separation from the original township shall be named in accordance with the expressed wish of a majority of the legal voters of the new township; but if they fail to designate a name, or the same cannot be properly given to such township, the board of county commissioners may designate a name.","path":["TITLE 8. TOWNSHIPS","CHAPTER 8-1. ESTABLISHMENT, DIVISION, ORGANIZATION"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/8-1-11","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"b391f41e4a78ebded1b7eb8d3e7d69ed37223bb7da26ac8e31dc4bb7fd3d8090","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-8-1-10","next":"us-sd/sdcl-8-1-12"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}