Ohio Code § 505.39

Ohio Code § 505.39. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.

§ 505.39.

The board of township trustees may, in any year, levy a sufficient tax upon all taxable

property in the township or in a fire district, to provide protection against fire,

to provide fire and rescue services, to provide and maintain fire apparatus, mechanical

resuscitators, underwater rescue and recovery equipment, and other fire equipment

and appliances, buildings and sites therefor, sources of water supply and materials

therefor, to establish and maintain lines of fire-alarm communications, and to pay

permanent, part-time, or volunteer fire-fighting companies to operate such equipment.

Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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  • Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 505.39
  • Jurisdiction: Ohio
  • Code: Ohio Revised Code
  • Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)

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