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...In a county in which there is a county agricultural society indebted fifteen thousand dollars or more, and such society has purchased a fairground or title to such fairground is vested in fee in the county, the board of county commissioners, upon the presentation of a petition signed by not less than five hundred resident electors of the county praying for the submission to the electors of the county of the que...

...When a county agricultural society ceases to exist, in a county out of whose treasury payments have been made for real estate, or improvements thereon, for the use of such society, or for the liquidation of indebtedness of such society, all such real estate and improvements shall vest in fee simple in the county by which the payments were made.

...A society of men conducting religious services, performing Christian work, and co-operating for the mutual benefit of the membership shall be known as a young men's Christian association not for profit. When such a society has received the approval of the state young men's Christian association and has filed its application and certificate of approval with the secretary of state and paid a fee of ten dollars, the sec...

...ion. The association may receive dues, fees, fines, assessments, and contributions from the members and apply them to their designated use, and may accept legacies, devises, bequests, savings, donations, and other grants and administer them. The association may acquire, hold, convey, lease, encumber by mortgage, improve, and otherwise handle any real or personal property necessary or convenient to carry out its obj...

...When the trustees or other officers mentioned in sections 1715.37 to 1715.41, inclusive, of the Revised Code, have sold and conveyed by deed in fee simple or mortgaged any real estate therein mentioned, without proceeding as required by those sections, and the deed of conveyance or mortgage has been of record for five years without legal action to set aside said deed or mortgage, such sale and conveyance or mortgage ...

...A secret benevolent association or society incorporated in this state may accept and receive any donation or voluntary contribution; collect its assessments, which shall not exceed one fifth of one per cent of the amount payable at the death of a member; and pay endowments in the mode and to the persons named and provided by its laws, but in no case shall such payments exceed, in the aggregate, five thousand dollars ...

...The following shall not be required to file a registration statement as provided in section 1716.02 of the Revised Code: (A) Any religious agencies and organizations, and charities, agencies, and organizations operated, supervised, or controlled by a religious organization; (B) Any charitable organization that meets all of the following requirements: (1) It has been in continuous existence in this state for a peri...

...nd litigation and reasonable attorney's fees. (G) Any disobedience of any final order issued by the court under this section may be punished as for contempt of court or by imposing an additional civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars.

...n, or an award of reasonable attorney's fees and costs of investigation and litigation, and may award to the state a civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars for each violation of this chapter or rule. In seeking injunctive relief, the attorney general shall not be required to establish irreparable harm but only shall establish a violation of a provision of this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter...

...A company or association incorporated for cemetery purposes may appropriate or otherwise acquire, and may hold, not more than six hundred forty acres of land at any one location, which shall be exempt from execution and from being appropriated for any public purpose, except as otherwise provided in this section. A company or association of that nature may own land at multiple locations, and as many as six hundred for...

...Any cemetery association organized under the laws of this state may sell and convey by deed in fee simple to a corporation organized not for profit under the laws of this state for the purpose of erecting and maintaining a public monument or memorial to any distinguished deceased person, such portion of the real estate of the association as is selected and agreed upon between it and such corporation, which is not use...

...g, but not limited to, taxes on income, fees, commissions, and costs; (b) A unitrust disbursement not exceeding five per cent of the fair market value of the endowment care fund. "Fair market value," for the purpose of division (K)(1)(b) of this section, means the average of the net fair market value of the assets of the endowment care trust as of the last trading day for each of the three preceding fiscal year en...

... abatement assistance. (11) To charge fees or exchange in-kind goods or services for services rendered to political subdivisions and other persons or entities for whom services are rendered. (12) To employ and provide compensation for an executive director who shall manage the operations of a county land reutilization corporation and employ others for the benefit of the corporation as approved and funded by the b...

...If any community improvement corporation fails to prepare an annual financial report as required by section 1724.05 of the Revised Code and to file that report with the auditor of state within ninety days of the time prescribed for that filing by that section, or if the auditor of state determines by applying the standards applicable to a public office under section 117.41 of the Revised Code that any community impro...

...unity improvement corporation, service fees, and any debt service charges of the corporation attributable to such real property or interests.

...Architects', engineers', and attorneys' fees paid or payable by the corporation in connection with the planning, construction, and financing of the project; (3) Surveying and testing charges in connection therewith; (4) Actual construction cost as certified by the architect, including the cost of any preparation of the site undertaken at the corporation's expense; (5) Insurance, interest, and finance costs duri...

...(A) An association whose articles of incorporation have been canceled or an association that has been dissolved in a manner other than for a voluntary dissolution as provided in section 1729.55 of the Revised Code, or a judicial dissolution as provided in section 1729.61 of the Revised Code, may be reinstated by filing, within two years of the cancellation or dissolution, on a form prescribed by the secretary of stat...

... entrance, organization, and membership fees, if any; the manner of collecting them; and the purposes for which they may be used; (I) Any amount that each member is required to pay annually or from time to time to carry on the business of the association; any charge to be paid by each member for services rendered by the association, and the time of payment and the manner of collection of such charge; and any marketi...

...(A)(1) Upon adoption of an agreement of merger or consolidation under section 1729.35 or 1729.36 of the Revised Code, a certificate, signed by any authorized officer or representative of each constituent association or entity, shall be filed with the secretary of state on a form prescribed by the secretary of state that sets forth the following: (a) The name and form of each constituent association or entity and th...

...the cooperative's reasonable attorney's fees and other costs incurred by the cooperative in any litigation or proceeding at law or in equity to enforce or defend the cooperative's rights and interests that are protected under this section.

...(A) As used in this section, "bingo," "bingo game operator," and "participant" have the same meanings as in section 2915.01 of the Revised Code. (B) Notwithstanding sections 2915.07 to 2915.13 of the Revised Code, a multipurpose senior center may conduct bingo games described in division (O)(1) of section 2915.01 of the Revised Code, but only if it complies with all of the following requirements: (1) All bin...

...(A) Each of the following facilities shall annually pay to the department of aging six dollars for each bed the facility was licensed or otherwise authorized to maintain during any part of the previous year: (1) Nursing homes and residential care facilities, as defined in section 3721.01 of the Revised Code; (2) Facilities authorized to provide extended care services under Title XVIII of the "Social Security ...

...(A) In addition to the authority conferred by section 1701.13 of the Revised Code, but subject to any limitations contained in sections 1733.01 to 1733.45 of the Revised Code, and its articles and regulations, a credit union may do any of the following: (1) Make loans as provided in section 1733.25 of the Revised Code; (2) Invest its money as provided in section 1733.30 of the Revised Code; (3) If authorized...

...(A) Persons otherwise qualifying for membership in a credit union under this section, the articles, and the regulations, and who are elected to membership by the board of directors, shall become members of a credit union, provided that in lieu of electing persons to membership, the board of directors may elect or appoint one or more membership officers and delegate authority to any such membership officer to accept p...

...e, a credit union may charge interest, fees, and other charges under a revolving credit agreement at the same or lower rates or amounts that a credit union located in another state may charge its revolving credit customers in this state.