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...No officer, or other member of an organized police department of a township, a township police district, a joint police district, or the office of a township constable shall neglect or refuse to deposit property taken or found by the officer or other member in possession of a person arrested. Any conviction for a violation of this section shall vacate the office of the person so convicted.

...If, within thirty days, the money or property recovered under section 505.105 of the Revised Code is claimed by any other person, it shall be retained by its custodian until after the discharge or conviction of the person from whom it was taken and as long as it is required as evidence in any case in court. If that claimant establishes to the satisfaction of the court that the claimant is the rightful owner, th...

..., or office of a township constable at public auction, after notice of the sale has been provided by publication once a week for three successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation, or as provided in section 7.16 of the Revised Code, in the county, or counties, if appropriate, in the case of a joint police district. The proceeds of the sale shall be paid to the fiscal officer of the township and credi...

...Upon the sale of any unclaimed property as provided in section 505.108 of the Revised Code, if any of the unclaimed property was ordered removed to a place of storage or stored, or both, by or under the direction of the head of the organized police department of the township, township police district, joint police district, or office of a township constable, any expenses or charges for the removal or storage, o...

...to designate an individual, officer, or employee to represent the board and tender bids at the auction. Any purchase made at a public auction shall be subject to a maximum purchase price established by resolution of the board or an appraisal obtained before the auction and approved by the board of township trustees. A purchase made under this section shall comply with division (D) of section 5705.41 of the Rev...

...(A) Whenever the provisions of division (B) of this section do not apply, and when, in its opinion, the township would be benefited, the board of township trustees may lease township real property to any person upon terms agreed upon by the board and the lessee. Any consideration received from the lease shall be payable, as prescribed in the lease, to the township fiscal officer, who shall give a receipt for the am...

...The board of township trustees may secure, maintain, and provide for solid waste facilities as defined in section 3734.01 of the Revised Code if in its opinion the facilities are necessary, and for that purpose the board may purchase, rent, lease, or otherwise acquire land suitable for those facilities. The boards of township trustees of any two or more townships or the legislative authorities of any two or more poli...

...sly given by posting in at least three public places in the township. Such notice shall state specifically the amount to be raised and the purpose thereof. If a majority of all the votes cast at such election upon the proposition is in favor thereof, the tax provided for is authorized.

...s necessary for the maintenance of the public health and welfare. For the maintenance, construction, acquisition, purchase, or lease of such a house the board may levy a tax upon all the taxable property in the township, in such amount as it determines. The question of levying such a tax shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the township at a general or special election. The trustees shall certify s...

...(A) As used in this section, "airport," "landing field," and "air navigation facility" have the same meanings as in section 4561.01 of the Revised Code. (B) The board of township trustees of a township which is composed in whole or in part of islands may acquire by purchase, gift, devise, bequest, lease, condemnation proceedings, or otherwise, real or personal property to establish, construct, enlarge, improve, equi...

...ischarging freights, if it believes the public interest so demands, appoint a suitable person to act as harbor master. The powers and duties of such person shall be prescribed by the board, and shall be such as are prescribed for harbor masters in municipal corporations in so far as they are applicable. Such harbor master shall hold his office for one year or until his appointment is annulled by the board. He shall...

...ry to provide access to the property by public safety vehicles and equipment, if the property is used for commercial purposes, the public is permitted to use the parking area, and accommodation for more than ten motor vehicles is provided, and the power to authorize the issuance of orders limiting or prohibiting parking on any township street or highway during a snow emergency declared pursuant to a snow-emergency au...

...(A) Except in a township or portion thereof that is within the limits of a municipal corporation, the board of township trustees may adopt regulations necessary to require an owner or operator of a drive-in theater located in the township, to erect the theater screen in such a manner and location that the images projected on the screen are not clearly visible to persons driving on any road, street, or highway located...

...e officer. The township thereafter may publicize or otherwise make known to all interested persons that the cease-and-desist order has been issued. The cease-and-desist order shall specify the particular conduct that is subject to the order and shall inform the person upon whom it is served that the premises will be granted a hearing in the municipal court or county court with jurisdiction over the premises re...

...ge 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 the Revised Code; the operation as a motor vehicle salvage dealer, salvage motor vehicle auction, or salvage motor vehicle pool of a person licensed under Chapter 4738. of the R...

...e of bonds in aid of or for purposes of public improvement, the authorities of the parts so constituted, jointly, may issue new bonds for the amount of such original issue becoming due.

...Within thirty days after the first Monday in April in each year, the trustees of a township constituted out of the division of a township, shall meet together and jointly assess and levy on the taxable property, real and personal, within the limits of the original township, the taxes necessary to pay the interest on bonds issued under section 505.18 of the Revised Code, and to pay such sum as seems expedient to them ...

...In addition to the tax already authorized by law, the board of township trustees may levy a tax, not to exceed five mills on the dollar for the purpose of drilling an oil or gas well in the township, when so authorized by a majority vote of the electors of such township at a regular or special election. Such election shall be conducted the same as elections for township officers, and the tax shall be collected as oth...

...The board of township trustees may purchase for its use one copy of the Revised Code, and such other standard works containing all the sections of the Revised Code applicable to township officers, with forms and citations for the guidance of such officers, as are necessary, to be paid for from unappropriated funds in the township treasury when there are sufficient unappropriated funds in the treasury.

...As used in section 505.23 of the Revised Code: (A) "Political subdivision" includes municipal corporation, township, and taxing district. (B) "Insurance" means insurance coverage, including group insurance, as provided in standard casualty insurance policies. (C) "Volunteer firemen" means all members in good standing of the volunteer fire department of such political subdivision. (D) "Accident and death benefits"...

...Any political subdivision which maintains and operates a volunteer fire department may provide for insurance against liability, and accident and death benefits, for the members of such fire department by the purchase of standard liability and casualty insurance, insuring such members while acting in the line of duty. When two or more political subdivisions jointly own, control, or manage a volunteer fire department,...

...(A) In calendar year 2018, each township trustee is entitled to compensation in an amount for each day of service in the business of the township, to be paid from the township treasury as follows: (1) In townships having a budget of two hundred fifty thousand dollars or less, forty dollars and forty-one cents per day for not more than two hundred days; (2) In townships having a budget of more than two hundred fif...

...A board of township trustees may authorize its elected officers to join an association or nonprofit organization formed for the improvement of township government. Such board may appropriate from its general fund an amount sufficient to pay the dues, subscription costs, or membership charges of such association or nonprofit organization.

...The board of township trustees of a township such as that described in section 505.13 of the Revised Code, which, for any reason, is inaccessible from the mainland at some time of the year, shall be entitled to additional compensation, not to exceed ten dollars for each trip, for reasonable expenses incurred in attending necessary meetings of the board and meetings with the county officials on the mainland.

...equip a township hall, a township park, public library buildings, and bridges and viaducts over streets, streams, railroads, or other places where an overhead roadway or footway is necessary, and such board may acquire sites by lease or otherwise for any of such improvements, including lands and buildings for recreational purposes. The board of township trustees, not for purposes of recreation, but for the purposes...