2013 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 45 - MINING, OIL AND GAS
Chapter 05 - Right-Of-Way To Mines
§ 45-5-2 Petition for right-of-way--Filing with clerk of circuit court--Verification--Contents--Demand for relief.

45-5-2. Petition for right-of-way--Filing with clerk of circuit court--Verification--Contents--Demand for relief. If, in order to enable the owner of a mining claim to successfully and conveniently work the claim, it is necessary that the owner have a right-of-way for any of the purposes set forth in § 45-5-1, and if such a right-of-way has not been acquired by agreement between the owner of the mining claim and the owner of the claim over, under, across, or upon which the owner of the mining claim seeks to establish the right-of-way, the owner of the mining claim may present to the judge of the circuit court for the county in which the desired right-of-way or some part of the right-of-way is situated, and file with the clerk of the court a petition requesting that the right-of-way be awarded. The petition shall be verified and contain a description of the character and extent of the right sought, a description of the mine or claim of the petitioner, and the claim on lands to be affected by the right or privilege, with the names of the occupants or owners of the lands. The petition may also set forth any tender or offer mentioned in § 45-5-14 and shall demand the relief sought.

Source: SL 1881, ch 97, § 3; CL 1887, § 2018; RPolC 1903, § 2552; RC 1919, § 8746; SDC 1939, § 42.0202; SL 2011, ch 165, § 184.