S.D. Codified Laws § 8-11-4
If a judgment has been recovered, either upon the principal or a defaulted coupon of any bond issued by any civil township, establishing the validity thereof in a court of competent jurisdiction, the governing body of the civil township may, by resolution passed and entered upon its records, declaring it to be for the best interests of the civil township, without submitting the matter to a vote of the voters thereof, issue the bonds of the civil township for the purpose of compromising the judgment. The bonds may be delivered to the judgment creditor upon the release by him of the judgment, and shall not exceed the amount due upon the judgment. The township may compromise and settle with the judgment creditor by the delivery of any lesser amount of bonds that the creditor may be willing to accept in settlement or for the release of the judgment. All bonds authorized by this section shall be issued and sold as provided in chapter 6-8B.
SDCL 8-11-4