10-6-10. Statement forms to be furnished by county commissioners--Affidavit requirements. The board of county commissioners must furnish blank forms, as approved by the secretary of revenue, of the statements provided for in § 10-6-8, affixing thereto an affidavit, which must be substantially as follows:

"I, ________ do swear that I am a resident of the county of ________ (naming it), and that my post-office address is ________; that the above list contains a full and correct statement of all structures and improvements erected or placed upon my real estate subsequent to the preceding assessment day subject to taxation, which I, or any firm of which I am a member, or any corporation, association, or company of which I am president, secretary, treasurer, or managing agent, owned, claimed or controlled on the statutory assessment day; and that I have not in any manner whatsoever transferred any property for the purpose of avoiding any assessment upon the same, or of making this statement."

The affidavit of the statement made on behalf of a firm or corporation must state the principal place of business of the firm or corporation, and in other respects must conform substantially to the preceding form. The time of the meeting of the local and county board of equalization must be stated in such form. The signing of the above affidavit by the taxpayer or his agent shall be in lieu of verification before a notary public.

Source: SL 1955, ch 422, § 21; SL 1957, ch 477, § 10; SDC Supp 1960, § 57.03A10; SL 1992, ch 80, § 36; SL 2003, ch 272 (Ex. Ord. 03-1), § 82; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1), § 161, eff. Apr. 12, 2011.