The secretary of labor and regulation may appoint a deputy director who shall devote all of his time to the duties of the office.
During the absence or disqualification of the director or during a vacancy in such office, the deputy, as acting director, shall perform the duties of the director.
SL 1909, ch 222, art 1, § 2; SL 1911, ch 256, § 2; SL 1915, ch 102, art. 1, § 2; SL 1917, ch 140, § 1; RC 1919, § 8918; SL 1921, ch 135; SL 1933, ch 56; SDC 1939, § 6.0207; SDCL § 51-2-2; SL 1969, ch 11, § 2.3; SL 1979, ch 322; SL 1988, ch 377, § 19; SDCL § 51-16-3; SL 2003, ch 272 (Ex. Ord. 03-1), § 24; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1), § 162, eff. Apr. 12, 2011.