Ohio Code § 747.11
Ohio Code § 747.11. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 747.11.
The board of rapid transit commissioners may grant to any corporation organized for
street or interurban railway purposes the right to operate, by lease or otherwise,
the depots, terminals, and railways mentioned in section 747.08 of the Revised Code upon such terms as the board is authorized by ordinance to agree upon with such corporation,
subject to the approval of a majority of the electors of the city voting on the question. The board of rapid transit commissioners shall certify such lease or agreement to
the board of elections, which shall then submit the question of the approval of such
lease or agreement to the qualified electors of the city at either a special or general
election as the ordinance specifies. Thirty days' notice of the election shall be given by publication in a newspaper
of general circulation in the city once a week for two consecutive weeks prior to
the election, or as provided in section 7.16 of the Revised Code . If the board of elections operates and maintains a web site, the board of elections
shall post notice of the election for thirty days prior to the election on its web
site. The notice shall set forth the terms of the lease or agreement and the time of holding
the election. On the approval by a majority of the voters voting at the election, the corporation
may operate such depots, terminals, and railways as provided in the lease or agreement,
and corporations organized under the laws of this state for street or interurban railway
purposes may lease and operate such depots, terminals, and railways.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 747.11
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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