At its next session the board of county commissioners shall audit the accounts of such township and shall order the payment of its outstanding debts out of any money in the hands of the county treasurer to the credit of such township, and shall dispose of the personal property of such township and place the proceeds of such sale in the custody of the county treasurer to the credit of such township. If there be not sufficient money for the payment of all outstanding indebtedness, the board of county commissioners shall levy a tax sufficient for such purpose upon the property situated in such territory, which shall be extended by the county auditor upon the tax lists for the year following such election and shall be collected by the county treasurer, and shall be devoted to the extinguishing of the debts of such township in the order of their priority as shown by the records of such township.
SDCL 8-1-26