Ohio Code § 4961.16
Ohio Code § 4961.16. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 4961.16.
If, in the judgment of the board of directors of any domestic or foreign corporation
owning or operating a railroad wholly or partly within this state, it is necessary
to use and occupy for an elevated track any portion of any public ground lying within
the limits of a municipal corporation and dedicated to the public for use as a public
ground, common, landing, or wharf, or for any other public purpose, except all streets,
avenues, alleys, or public roads, such company may appropriate an easement over so
much of such ground as is necessary for such purpose, including the right to maintain
the necessary piers and supports for the elevated track. Such appropriation shall be limited to such an easement as is necessary for the
construction, maintenance, and uses of such elevated track, in accordance with the
plan provided for in section 4961.17 of the Revised Code . Proceedings for appropriation shall be conducted in the manner and upon the terms
provided for in sections 163.01 to 163.22, inclusive, of the Revised Code .
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 4961.16
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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