Ohio Code § 505.40
Ohio Code § 505.40. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 505.40.
No bonds shall be issued by the board of township trustees for the purpose of providing
and maintaining 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, or for the establishment and maintenance
of lines of fire-alarm communications, or for the payment of permanent, part-time,
or volunteer fire-fighting companies to operate such equipment, unless approved by
vote of the people in a township or fire district in the manner provided by section 133.18 of the Revised Code , and in no event in an amount exceeding the greater of one hundred fifty thousand
dollars or two per cent of the total value of all property in the township as listed
and assessed for taxation.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 505.40
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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