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...(A) Whoever violates section 4775.02 of the Revised Code shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars on a first offense. On each subsequent offense, the offender shall be fined not less than one thousand nor more than five thousand dollars. (B) After conducting an investigation and upon establishing that a violation of section 4775.02 of the Revised Code has occurred, the motor vehicle repair board, in ...

...If, in a township, a town hall is to be built, improved, enlarged, or removed at a cost greater than the amount specified in section 9.17 of the Revised Code, the board of township trustees may make all contracts necessary for the purchase of a site, and the erection, improvement, or enlargement of such building. The board shall levy the necessary tax, which, in any year, shall not exceed four mills on the dollar val...

...The board of township trustees, whenever it has contracted to purchase a site and erect thereon a town hall, and suitable lands cannot be procured by contract for such purpose on reasonable terms, may appropriate land therefor, not to exceed one acre, by proceedings in accordance with sections 163.01 to 163.22 of the Revised Code.

...The electors of a township in which a village is situated, and the electors of such village, may, if the electors of both so determine, unite in the enlargement, improvement, or erection of a public building. For such purpose, an application shall be made to and filed with the board of township trustees, signed by not less than twenty-five resident freeholders of such township, who are not residents of the village, ...

...At the next regular municipal election after the applications for the enlargement, improvement, or erection of a public building have been so filed under section 511.05 of the Revised Code, the question as to whether or not a tax shall be levied upon all the property subject to taxation in the township and village for the enlargement, improvement, or erection of such building, shall be submitted to the electors of th...

...If, at an election under section 511.06 of the Revised Code, two thirds of the electors of the township and of the village voting, vote in favor of such improvement, the board of township trustees and the legislative authority of the village shall jointly take such action as is necessary to carry out complete improvement.

...Whenever a petition is presented to the board of township trustees, signed by not less than fifteen per cent of the electors of the township as shown at the most recent general election held therein, requesting the submission to such electors of the question of issuing bonds in an amount not to exceed one hundred thousand dollars, for purchasing a site, if necessary, and erecting and furnishing a memorial building, o...

...If a soldier's memorial is to be erected by a single township, the proceeds of bonds issued under section 511.08 of the Revised Code, other than any premium and accrued interest which shall be credited to the sinking fund, shall be placed in the township treasury to the credit of a fund to be known as "the memorial fund." If such bonds are issued by two or more townships to build a joint building, the board of townsh...

...The board of township trustees may appoint such superintendents, architects, clerks, laborers, and other employees as are necessary and fix their compensation. Any person so appointed may be removed by a majority of the members of such board at any time. Any township employee working on a salary or hourly basis is entitled to eight hours of holiday pay for New Year's day, Martin Luther King day, Washington-Lincoln ...

...The board of township trustees may acquire by purchase, appropriation, or otherwise, any private or public lands which it might deem necessary for its use, and, in case of condemnation, such proceedings shall be governed by sections 719.01 to 719.21, inclusive, of the Revised Code. Such board may receive donations, legacies, or devises in land, money, or other property for the general purpose of aiding the objects ...

...The board of township trustees may prepare plans and specifications and make contracts for the construction and erection of a memorial building, monument, statue, or memorial, for the purposes specified and within the amount authorized by section 511.08 of the Revised Code. If the total estimated cost of the construction and erection exceeds the amount specified in section 9.17 of the Revised Code, the contract shall...

...No member of the board of township trustees or any officer or employee thereof shall be interested in any contract entered into by such board. No such person shall be individually liable to any contractor upon any contract made under sections 511.08 to 511.17, inclusive, of the Revised Code, nor shall he be liable to any person on any claims occasioned by any act or default of a contractor or anyone employed by him. ...

...There shall be provided in a memorial building, erected under sections 511.08 to 511.17, inclusive, of the Revised Code, suitable apartments, of sufficient dimensions, to commemorate the soldiers, sailors, and marines of the township who lost their lives while in the service of the United States, and the names of such soldiers, sailors, and marines shall be inscribed on suitable tablets in the building or on the monu...

...Upon the completion and equipping of a soldier's memorial building, the board of township trustees shall certify such fact to the court of common pleas of the county in which the building was constructed, and the court thereupon shall appoint a board of permanent "memorial trustees," composed of seven citizens of the township; but if two or more townships unite in constructing a joint building each township shall be ...

...The board of permanent memorial trustees shall provide for the maintenance of the township memorial building, monument, statue, or memorial and shall always keep the memorial in such condition that it will fulfill the purpose for which it was constructed. The board of permanent memorial trustees may receive donations and bequests to aid in the maintenance of such memorial, and such moneys, together with moneys recei...

...Under such reasonable rules and regulations as the board of permanent memorial trustees prescribes, the memorial building constructed under section 511.08 of the Revised Code shall be open and free for use as a meeting place by all organizations and allied organizations of present and former soldiers, sailors, and marines.

... trustees for proceedings to organize a park district and to establish one or more public parks within the township, the board shall certify that fact to the court of common pleas of the county, which court, or a judge of the court, shall appoint a board of park commissioners for the township. However, if an entire park district is contained within the unincorporated area of the township, the board of township truste...

...If the board of park commissioners of a township park district created before 1955 is appointed by the board of township trustees, the board of township trustees may adopt a resolution to convert the parks owned and operated by the park district into parks owned and operated by the township if the township has a population of less than thirty-five thousand and a geographical area of less than fifteen square miles. Up...

...ision (B) of this section, the board of park commissioners shall consist of three electors. The electors may be residents of the township or of any municipal corporation that is located within the township, that was within the township at the time that the park district was established, or the boundaries of which are coterminous with or include the township. One of the commissioners shall serve for one year, one of t...

... question of whether one or more public parks are to be established as provided in section 511.21 of the Revised Code, the board of park commissioners shall call to its assistance one or more skilled landscape architects, and, if desired, other expert advice, as to suitable places for the location of one or more public parks. The board of park commissioners shall make a written report to the board of township truste...

...he filing of the report of the board of park commissioners as provided by section 511.20 of the Revised Code, the board of township trustees shall direct the township fiscal officer to give thirty days' notice, by posting in five public places in the township and by publication using at least one of the following methods: (A) In the print or digital edition of a newspaper of general circulation in the township; ...

...the ballot: "YES SHALL A PUBLIC PARK OR NO PUBLIC PARKS BE ESTABLISHED IN _____ (NAME) _____ TOWNSHIP?" If a majority of the votes is in favor of the proposition, a park or parks shall be established for the township. If a majority of the votes cast is against the proposition, the board of park commissioners shall be abolished, and the board of township trustees shall provide...

...avor of establishing one or more public parks, the board of park commissioners shall constitute a board, to be called the board of park commissioners of that township park district, and they shall be a body politic and corporate. Their office is not a township office within the meaning of section 703.22 of the Revised Code but is an office of the township park district. The members of the board shall serve without co...

...enever it is necessary for the board of park commissioners of a township park district to determine the value of any real property owned by the board, or which it proposes to acquire by purchase, lease, or appropriation, the board may employ competent appraisers to advise it of the value of such property, or expert witnesses to testify thereto in an appropriation proceeding, and shall pay a reasonable compensation fo...

...he employees designated by the board of park commissioners of a township park district may enforce the laws of the state and the regulations of the board within and adjacent to the lands under the jurisdiction and control of the board or when acting as authorized by section 511.235 or 511.236 of the Revised Code. Before exercising those powers, the designated employees shall comply with the certification requirement ...