Section 707.29 | Incorporation of City.
Effective: March 2, 1992 Latest Legislation: House Bill 228 – 119th General Assembly (A) Cities may be incorporated in the manner provided in sections 707.29 and 707.30 of the Revised Code. Application for incorporation of a city shall be made by petition addressed to the board of county commissioners. The territory proposed for incorporation as […]
Section 707.30 | Requirements for Petition for Special Election on Question of Incorporation.
Effective: March 2, 1992 Latest Legislation: House Bill 228 – 119th General Assembly (A) The petition required by section 707.29 of the Revised Code shall be signed by twenty per cent of the electors in the territory, as determined by the total number of votes cast within that territory for the office of governor at […]
Section 707.23 | Jurisdiction of Officers.
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly When the jurisdiction of municipal officers is coextensive with the county in which the municipal corporation is situated, their jurisdiction in a municipal corporation embracing territory of more than one county shall be coextensive with each of the counties in which any […]
Section 707.24 | Fees.
Effective: December 1, 1967 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 221 – 107th General Assembly Each municipal officer shall receive for the services required of him under sections 707.01 to 707.28, inclusive, of the Revised Code, the same fees he would be entitled to for similar services in other cases. Unless such fees are paid in advance […]
Section 707.25 | Proceedings to Change Name.
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly When it is desirable to change the name of a municipal corporation a petition for the purpose, subscribed by at least twelve freeholders of the municipal corporation, setting forth the reasons such change is desirable, shall be filed in the court of […]
Section 707.26 | Power of Court – Saving Rights.
Effective: December 1, 1967 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 221 – 107th General Assembly The court of common pleas may order a change in the name of a municipal corporation as provided by section 707.25 of the Revised Code, upon being satisfied, by proof, of the following: (A) The prayer of the petitioners is just and […]
Section 707.27 | Effect of Error.
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly No error, irregularity, or defect in any proceeding for the creation of a municipal corporation shall render it invalid if the territory sought to be incorporated has been recognized as such municipal corporation, and if any tax levied upon it as such […]
Section 707.28 | Division of Property and Funds When Village or City Is Incorporated From Township.
Effective: December 20, 2005 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 107 – 126th General Assembly When a village or a city is incorporated from a portion of a township, or portions of more than one township, a proper division of the real and personal property of the townships, and of the funds for township purposes which are […]
Section 707.06 | Hearing – Amendments.
Effective: March 2, 1992 Latest Legislation: House Bill 228 – 119th General Assembly The hearing provided for in section 707.05 of the Revised Code shall be public. Any person interested may appear, in person or by attorney, and contest the granting of the prayer of the petition provided for by section 707.02 of the Revised […]
Section 707.07 | Order of Incorporation.
Effective: March 2, 1992 Latest Legislation: House Bill 228 – 119th General Assembly After the hearing on a petition to incorporate, the board of county commissioners shall enter an order on its journal allowing the incorporation if it finds that: (A) The petition contains all the matters required in section 707.02 of the Revised Code […]