Villages may be incorporated in the manner provided in sections 707.01 to 707.28 of the Revised Code. Application for incorporation of a village shall be made by petition addressed to the board of county commissioners.

Terms Used In Ohio Code 707.01

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Person: includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, and association. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • United States: includes all the states. See Ohio Code 1.59

No territory within the boundaries of a military base, camp, or similar installation under the jurisdiction of a military department of the United States government, that is used for the housing of members of the armed forces of the United States and is a center for military operations of the department, shall be incorporated without the approval of the secretary of defense of the United States, his designee, or other person having authority under federal law to give such approval.

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