13 chapters · 450 sections in this title.
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 503.01 Corporate powers and duties of civil township
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Each civil township is a body politic and corporate, for the purpose of enjoying and exercising the rights and privileges conferred upon it by law. It may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, and receive and hold real estate by devise or deed, or receive and hold personal pro…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 503.02 Township boundaries changed by partition or division
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(A) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the board of county commissioners may change the boundaries of any civil township, or partition any township among other townships within the county, by attaching a part of one township to another, by dividing one township and att…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 503.03 Area of townships
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Except as provided in section 503.09 of the Revised Code, no new township shall be laid off containing less than twenty-two square miles, but the boundaries of a township may be changed so as to reduce its territory below that quantity.
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 503.04 Notice of hearing - record of boundaries
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Before action is taken on an application for partition, alteration, change, or laying off of the boundaries of a township by the board of county commissioners, at least thirty days' notice of the time for the hearing on such application or petition shall be given by advertisement…