Ohio § 5591.38 Board of county commissioners may purchase toll bridge

Ohio Statutes

§ 5591.38 — Board of county commissioners may purchase toll bridge

Ohio § 5591.38

Title 55Roads-Highways-Bridges

Ch. 5591County Bridges

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Bluebook

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5591.38 (2026).

Text

The board of county commissioners of a county in which there is a toll bridge, or a bridge owned by a person or corporation authorized by law to charge and collect toll for crossing it, may purchase such bridge, with the approaches, at a price agreed upon by the board and the owners of the bridge.  If such board is unable to agree with the owners upon such purchase and sale the board may appropriate the bridge.

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The board of county commissioners of a county in which there is a toll bridge, or a bridge owned by a person or corporation authorized by law to charge and collect toll for crossing it, may purchase such bridge, with the approaches, at a price agreed upon by the board and the owners of the bridge. If such board is unable to agree with the owners upon such purchase and sale the board may appropriate the bridge.