SD · constitutions
S.D. Const. pmbl.
Preamble
We, the people of South Dakota, grateful to Almighty God for our civil and religious liberties, in order to form a more perfect and independent government, establish justice, insure tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare and preserve to ourselves and to our posterity the blessings of liberty, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the state of South Dakota.
History
Amendment proposed by SL 1975, ch 1, rejected Nov. 2, 1976.
Provenance
- Source
- sdlegislature.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
- Content hash
ace01a16abef0f267178d64ec04c3fb7eb82c7171ad02bbe6dc30492760cd788
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