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...(A) Any real or personal property, or both, of the Ohio rail development commission that is acquired, constructed, reconstructed, enlarged, improved, furnished, or equipped, or any combination thereof, and leased or subleased under authority of sections 4981.11 to 4981.26 of the Revised Code shall be subject to ad valorem, sales, use, and franchise taxes and to zoning, planning, and building regulations and fees, to ...

...(A) In addition to the powers contained in section 4981.14 of the Revised Code, the Ohio rail development commission may do all of the following: (1) Notwithstanding division (A) of section 4981.04 of the Revised Code, adopt a plan for private participation in the financing, design, construction, and operation of all or part of a rail system; (2) Grant franchises for terms of up to fifty years and enter into franch...

...(A) On behalf of a franchisee and pursuant to section 4981.15 of the Revised Code, the Ohio rail development commission may issue bonds for loans to finance development and construction of a franchisee's portion of a rail system. Any bonds issued pursuant to this section do not, and shall state that they do not, represent or constitute a debt or pledge of the faith and credit of the state, nor do such bonds grant to ...

...The coat of arms of the state shall consist of the following device: a circular shield; in the right foreground of the shield a full sheaf of wheat bound and standing erect; in the left foreground, a cluster of seventeen arrows bound in the center and resembling in form the sheaf of wheat; in the background, a representation of Mount Logan, Ross county, as viewed from Adena state memorial; over the mount, a rising su...

...All official seals shall have engraved thereon the coat of arms of the state, as described in section 5.04 of the Revised Code. The great seal of the state shall be two and one-half inches in diameter and shall consist of the coat of arms of the state within a circle having a diameter of one and three-fourths inches, surrounded by the words "THE GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE OF OHIO" in news gothic capitals. The great se...

...Any official seal acquired on or after March 1, 2003, shall contain the official coat of arms of the state as described in section 5.04 of the Revised Code and surrounded by the appropriate words. Prior to that date, any official seal authorized by statute is valid for all purposes. The official motto of the state, as described in section 5.06 of the Revised Code, may be displayed alongside any seal described in this...

...Any bank under the supervision of the division of banks, national bank, federal reserve bank, building and loan association, savings association, federal savings and loan association incorporated pursuant to the "Home Owner's Loan Act of 1933," federal home loan bank, or any branch of any of the foregoing financial institutions may remain closed on any certain week day designated by the board of directors of such fin...

...Lands appropriated by congress for the support of schools and ministerial purposes include the following: (A) Lands on which the lease has expired or will expire after a period of time, not to exceed twenty years after January 1, 1970; (B) Lands on which the lease is determined to be for a period of time as defined in division (A) of this section and where substantial improvements have been added to the expense of ...

...(A) After certification of a resolution as provided in section 503.161 of the Revised Code, the board of elections shall submit the question of whether the township's name shall be changed to the electors of the unincorporated area of the township in accordance with division (C) of that section, and the ballot language shall be substantially as follows: "Shall the township of __________ (name) change its name to _...

...As used in sections 503.40 to 503.49 of the Revised Code: (A) "Massage" means any method of exerting pressure on, stroking, kneading, rubbing, tapping, pounding, vibrating, or stimulating the external soft tissue of the body with the hands, or with the aid of any mechanical or electrical apparatus or appliance. (B) "Massage establishment" means any fixed place of business where a person offers massages: (1) In exc...

...(A) After certification of a resolution as provided in division (A) of section 504.01 of the Revised Code, the board of elections shall submit the question of whether to adopt a limited home rule government to the electors of the unincorporated area of the township, and the ballot language shall be substantially as follows: "Shall the township of ___________ (name) adopt a limited home rule government, under which ...

...(A) Peace officers serving the township pursuant to section 504.16 of the Revised Code may issue citations to persons who violate township resolutions adopted pursuant to this chapter. Each citation shall contain provisions that: (1) Advise the person upon whom it is served that the person must answer in relation to the violation charged in the citation within fourteen days after the citation is served upon the pe...

...(A) A succinct summary of each resolution, of all notices to bidders for the construction of public improvements and notices of the sale of bonds, and of all statements, orders, proclamations, notices, and reports required by law or resolution to be published, shall be published using at least one of the following methods: (1) In the print or digital edition of a newspaper of general circulation in the township; ...

...(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, the board of township trustees of a township that adopts a limited home rule government may adopt, by resolution, building codes and other standard codes promulgated by the state, or any department, board, or other agency of the state, or any code prepared and promulgated by a public or private organization that publishes a model or standard code, including, but...

...(A) As used in this section and in sections 504.19 and 504.20 of the Revised Code, "water supply facilities" means all buildings, facilities, and pipelines acquired, constructed, or operated by or leased to a township, or to be acquired, constructed, or operated by or leased to a township, that the board of township trustees considers necessary for the storage, transportation, or treatment of water resources and the ...

...(A) For the purpose of supplying water and providing sewer services to users within the unincorporated area of the township under a plan adopted pursuant to section 504.19 of the Revised Code, the board of township trustees by resolution may acquire, construct, maintain, improve, repair, operate, and pay all or any part of the costs of water supply facilities or sewer improvements. If the best interests of the townsh...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Immediate family" means a spouse, who resides in the same household, and children. (2) "Nonproductive land" means nonproductive land as defined in section 5722.01 of the Revised Code that has been acquired by a township pursuant to Chapter 5722. of the Revised Code. (3) "Building nuisance" means a building satisfying all of the following: (a) The building is situated on a lot or ...

...(A) As used in this section, "law enforcement officer" means a sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable, police officer of a township or joint police district, marshal, deputy marshal, or municipal police officer. (B) Except as otherwise provided in this section and section 505.17 of the Revised Code, a board of township trustees may adopt regulations and orders that are necessary to control noise within the uninco...

...(A) Notwithstanding sections 4513.60 to 4513.65 of the Revised Code, the board of township trustees may adopt resolutions as the board considers necessary to regulate the storage of junk motor vehicles on private or public property within the unincorporated area of the township. No resolution shall restrict the operation of a scrap metal processing facility licensed under authority of sections 4737.05 to 4737.12 of t...

...As used in this section: (A) "Emergency medical service organization" has the same meaning as in section 4765.01 of the Revised Code. (B) "State agency" means all departments, boards, offices, commissions, agencies, colleges, universities, institutions, and other instrumentalities of this or another state. In order to obtain the services of ambulance service organizations, to obtain additional services from a...

...(A) If a township police district does not include all the unincorporated territory of the township, the remaining unincorporated territory of the township may be added to the district by a resolution adopted by a unanimous vote of the board of township trustees to place the issue of expansion of the district on the ballot for the electors of the entire unincorporated territory of the township. The resolution shall s...

...A board of township trustees may appropriate from the township general revenue fund moneys not appropriated for any other purpose to an organization that the board determines serves a community purpose and that is exempt from federal taxation under subsection 501(a) and described in subsection 501(c)(3) of the "Internal Revenue Code of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C. 1, as amended.

...(A) The board of trustees of a joint ambulance district shall provide for the employment of such employees as it considers best, and shall fix their compensation. Such employees shall continue in office until removed as provided by sections 733.35 to 733.39 of the Revised Code. To initiate removal proceedings, and for such purpose, the board shall designate a private citizen to investigate the conduct and prepa...

...(A) The board of township trustees may, by resolution, adopt by incorporation by reference, administer, and enforce within the unincorporated area of the township an existing structures code pertaining to the repair and continued maintenance of structures and the premises of those structures. For that purpose, the board shall adopt any model or standard code prepared and promulgated by this state, any department, boa...

...(A)(1) No person shall erect, construct, alter, repair, or maintain any residential building, as defined in section 3781.06 of the Revised Code, within the unincorporated portion of any township in which a building department has authority to administer and enforce local residential building regulations or an existing structures code unless that person complies with the regulations and code. (2) No person shall er...