S.D. Const. pmbl.
- Constitution
- Constitution of South Dakota
- Text as of
- October 2026
What does this section say?
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.
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