Prior to the construction of any canal, ditch, or waterway over or across any school or public lands of this state under the provisions of § 5-4-2, there shall be filed in the Office of the Commissioner of School and Public Lands a map or plat of such proposed canal, ditch, or waterway, clearly indicating the course of the same and the acreage required in its construction and the amount of land proposed to be taken out of each smallest legal subdivision of such school or public lands in the construction of the canal, ditch, or waterway.
SDCL 5-4-3