Section 723.39 | Notice Required of Application to Establish Street Railway Route.
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly Nothing mentioned in section 723.38 of the Revised Code shall be done, no ordinance or resolution to establish or define a street railway route shall be passed, no action inviting proposals to construct and operate such railway shall be taken by the […]
Section 723.54 | Inspection of Bridges.
Effective: June 30, 2021 Latest Legislation: House Bill 74 – 134th General Assembly The legislative authority of a municipality shall designate a municipal official to have responsibility for inspection of all or portions of bridges within such municipality, except for bridges on the state highway system and the county highway system. This section does not […]
Section 723.40 | Consent of Property Owners Necessary.
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly No grant for the construction of a street railway under section 723.38 of the Revised Code shall be made, except to the corporation or individual that agrees to carry passengers upon such proposed railway at the lowest rates of fare, and has […]
Section 723.55 | Restriction Upon Contract to Construct or Repair Bridges.
Effective: June 11, 1968 Latest Legislation: House Bill 480 – 107th General Assembly A municipality shall not contract for or undertake construction or repair of a bridge, for which the cost of such work exceeds fifty thousand dollars, unless the plans are prepared or approved by a professional engineer qualified in the designing of bridges.
Section 723.41 | Grant Not Valid for More Than Twenty-Five Years.
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly No grant or renewal of a grant for the construction or operation of a street railway shall be valid for a greater period than twenty-five years from the date of such grant or renewal, and after such grant or renewal is made, […]
Section 723.42 | Grade of Streets When Street Railway Is Constructed.
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly Before a street railway is constructed on any street less than sixty feet in width, with a roadway of thirty-five feet or under, the legislative authority of a municipal corporation shall provide that the crown of the street shall be made a […]
Section 723.43 | Pavement of Streets Where Railways Are Constructed.
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly The legislative authority of a municipal corporation may require any part of the track between the rails of any street railway constructed within the municipal corporation limits to be paved with stone, gravel, boulders, or wooden or asphaltic pavement, but beyond such […]
Section 723.431 | Removal or Repair of Street Railway.
Effective: January 1, 1962 Latest Legislation: House Bill 262 – 104th General Assembly At the time of or subsequent to the adoption by the legislative authority of a municipal corporation of a resolution declaring it necessary to improve, pave, repave, surface, or resurface a street or other public thoroughfare, in which are located rails, ties, […]
Section 723.44 | Extension of Street Railway May Be Granted.
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly The legislative authority of a municipal corporation may grant permission, by ordinance, to any corporation, individual, or company, owning or having the right to construct a street railway, to extend the track, subject to the laws relating to the construction, operation and […]
Section 723.45 | Franchises to Interurban Railways for the Purpose of Securing Terminals.
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly The legislative authority of a municipal corporation may grant a franchise upon such terms as it prescribes for the building of any interurban railway having, constructing, or building ten miles or more of track outside of such municipal corporation, to any company […]