It shall be the duty of the county auditor, after receiving said statement from the Department of Revenue setting forth the valuation as finally equalized of any pipeline company owning and operating a pipeline in his respective county, to turn such statement over to the board of county commissioners, who at its first meeting after receiving such statement, shall make and enter in the proper record an order stating and declaring the length of such pipeline or lines of each pipeline company running through or extending into each township or lesser taxing district of such county, together with the valuation as certified by the Department of Revenue, which shall constitute the assessed valuation of said property for taxing purposes; and the taxes on said property when collected by the county treasurer, shall be disposed of as other taxes. The county auditor of such county shall within three days after the making of such order transmit a copy of the same to the secretary or accounting officer of such company.
SDCL 10-37-10