Ohio § 5555.44
Full text of Ohio Ohio Revised Code § 5555.44, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 5555.44.
When the compensation, damages, and expenses of an improvement, other than the portion
thereof to be specially assessed against benefited real estate, are to be paid in
part by the county and in part by the townships in which such improvement is situated,
under an agreement between the board of county commissioners and the boards of township
trustees entered into under section 5555.41 or 5555.43 of the Revised Code , the part of such compensation, damages, and expenses to be paid by the interested
townships may be paid from the proceeds of any levy made by the board of county commissioners
under section 5555.49 of the Revised Code or from the proceeds of any levy made by the boards of township trustees under section 5573.13 of the Revised Code . When bonds are issued to provide funds for any such improvement, the shares of the
county and of the townships and of the real estate specially assessed may be provided
by a bond issue by the board of county commissioners under section 5555.51 of the Revised Code ; or in lieu of such method of providing the necessary funds, the board of county
commissioners may issue bonds under section 5555.51 of the Revised Code in an amount sufficient to provide the share of the county and of the real estate
specially assessed and the remainder of the necessary funds, being the share of the
interested townships, may be provided by the boards of township trustees by an issue
of bonds under section 5573.14 of the Revised Code .
Frequently Asked Questions About Ohio § 5555.44
What does Ohio Revised Code § 5555.44 cover?
Section 5555.44 is part of the Ohio Revised Code, the codified statutory law of Ohio. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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