Section 10-22-21 - Sale of property at public auction--Effect of sale--Sheriff's bill or certificate of sale. - South Dakota Statutes

10-22-21. Sale of property at public auction--Effect of sale--Sheriff's bill or certificate of sale. If the tax, penalty, interest, and costs are not paid before the time fixed for sale, the sheriff shall sell the property or so much thereof as may be necessary, at the time and place fixed in the notice, at public auction to the highest bidder for cash. The sale shall be absolute and without right of redemption. The sheriff shall give to the purchaser, if demanded, a bill or certificate of the sale which shall transfer to said purchaser the property with same legal effect as if executed by the owner and same shall be accepted as evidence of such title by all public officials and departments of the state or any of its subdivisions, and in the courts thereof.

Source: SL 1915, ch 296, § 5; RC 1919, § 6775; SDC 1939, § 57.1016.