Ohio Code § 503.09
Ohio Code § 503.09. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 503.09.
Where a township contains a municipal corporation, either in whole or in part, if
a majority of the freehold electors owning land in the portion of such a township
outside the municipal corporation's corporate limits, petitions, with a map accurately
setting forth such territory, praying to have such territory erected into a new township,
and excluding the territory within the municipal corporation, the board of county
commissioners shall enter an order erecting such territory into a new township, the
boundaries of which need not include twenty-two square miles of territory. Upon the erection of such new township, the territory lying within the limits of
the municipal corporation in the original township shall be considered as not being
located in any township.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 503.09
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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