Ohio Code § 517.20

Ohio Code § 517.20. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.

§ 517.20.

The board of township trustees may appoint three directors to take charge of any cemetery

in the township, the control of which is vested in such board.  The first appointments shall be for one, two, and three years respectively.  The order appointing a director shall designate, by name, the cemeteries over which

he shall have supervision.  Each year one director shall be appointed to serve for three years from the second

Monday of May succeeding his appointment.  When appointed, such directors shall be governed, in the discharge of their duties,

by sections 517.01 to 517.32, inclusive, of the Revised Code , so far as applicable.

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

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  • Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 517.20
  • Jurisdiction: Ohio
  • Code: Ohio Revised Code
  • Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)

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