Ohio Revised Code Title LXI. Water Supply Sanitation Ditches § 6115.79

(1) That on the _____ day of __________, _____, pursuant to The Sanitary District Law of Ohio, there was filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of __________ County, Ohio, the petition of __________ and others for the establishment of a Sanitary District to be known as __________ Sanitary District. (Here insert the purposes.)

(2) That the lands sought to be included in the District comprise lands in __________ and __________ Counties, Ohio, described substantially as follows:

Beginning on the north line of __________ County at its point of intersection with the west bank of the __________ River; thence west along the north line of __________ County to the high bluffs facing the __________ River on the west; thence following the base of the line of said bluffs to the north line of the right-of-way of the __________ Railroad; thence west along the north right-of-way line of the Railroad to the center line of __________ Avenue in the Village of __________; thence south along the center line of __________ Avenue to the __________ Pike; thence southeasterly along the __________ Pike to the southeasterly line of the right-of-way of the __________ Railroad; thence southeasterly along the right-of-way line to the corporate limits of the City of __________; thence with the corporation line southerly, easterly, and northerly to the southerly right-of-way line of the main track of the __________ Railroad; thence easterly along the last named right-of-way line to the boundary line between __________ Counties; thence north along the County line to the southerly line of __________ County; thence easterly along the dividing line between __________ Counties to the easterly line of the right-of-way of the __________ Railroad; thence northerly along the right-of-way line to its intersection with the __________ Pike; thence westerly along the Pike to the center line of the bridge over __________ Creek; thence up the Creek and along the center line thereof to the north line of __________ County; thence west to the place of beginning.

Or, if found more convenient, the lands sought to be included in the District may be described as follows:

All of Township __________ in Range __________ between the __________ Railroad and the __________ River; the following lands in __________ Township and __________ Range; Section __________ and the __________ half of Section __________; also all lands within the corporate limits of the City of __________ etc.

(3) That a public hearing on the petition will be had in said Court on __________ the _____ day of __________, _____, at the hour of _____ o'clock _____ M. by the Court of Common Pleas of __________ County, at the Courthouse in the City of __________, __________ County, Ohio.

All persons and public corporations owning or interested in real estate within the territory hereinbefore described will be given the opportunity to be heard at the time and place above specified.

Dated ____________________, Ohio, ____________________, __________”

(1) That it has jurisdiction of the parties to and the subject matter of this proceeding.

(2) That the purposes for which said District is established are:

And that it is a public necessity.

(3) That the public safety, health, convenience, and welfare will be promoted by the organization of a Sanitary District substantially as prayed in the petition (if additional lands are added by petition), except that the following additional lands at the petition of the owners thereof should be and hereby are included in the District:

(4) That the boundaries of the District as modified by the last finding herein are as follows:

(5) That the territory last above described should be erected into and created a Sanitary District under the Sanitary District Law of Ohio under the corporate name of __________ Sanitary District.

Wherefore, it is by the Court ordered, adjudged, and decreed:

That the territory as above described be, and the same hereby is erected into and created a Sanitary District under the Sanitary District Law of Ohio under the corporate name of __________ Sanitary District, with its office or principal place of business at __________, in __________ County, Ohio. (If directors are appointed at the same time.) And the following persons are hereby appointed directors of the Sanitary District:

__________ for the term of three years,

__________ for the term of five years,

__________ for the term of seven years,

who are hereby directed to qualify and proceed according to law.

(6) For consideration of other matters herein, this cause is retained on the docket.

(1) That on the _____ day of __________, _____, the Board of Directors of __________ Sanitary District duly levied for the account of the Bond Fund of said District an assessment upon all the property in the District in the aggregate sum of $ __________, has caused the same to be extended upon the assessment duplicate of said District, and that the assessment duplicate is now in process of collection by the County Treasurer of the County in which the lands are situated.

(2) That the entire assessment against any parcel of land may be paid at any time on or prior to __________, _____, without costs and without interest.

(3) That as soon after the _____ day of __________, _____, as conveniently may be, the Board of Directors of the District will divide the uncollected portion of the assessment into convenient installments and will issue bonds bearing interest not exceeding the rate provided in section 9.95 of the Revised Code in anticipation of the collection of the several installments of said assessment, pursuant to the Sanitary District Law of Ohio.

(1) That heretofore on the _____ day of __________, _____, the Court of Common Pleas of __________ County, Ohio, duly entered a final decree erecting and creating __________ Sanitary District and appointing a Board of Directors therefor.

(2) That thereafter this Court duly appointed

to be the Board of Appraisers for said District. That the Board of Appraisers on the __________ day of __________, _____, filed its report recommending that the following described lands, not originally included in the District, be added thereto: (Here describe generally the lands which the Report of the Board of Appraisers recommends should be added to the District.)

(3) That on __________, the _____ day of __________, _____, (or as soon thereafter as the convenience of the Court will permit), at the Courthouse in __________ of __________, Ohio, the Court of Common Pleas of __________ County, Ohio, will hear all persons and public corporations, who are owners of or interested in the property described in this notice upon the question whether the lands should be added to and included in the __________ Sanitary District.

(1) That heretofore on the _____ day of __________, _____, the Court of Common Pleas of __________ County, Ohio, duly entered a decree, erecting and creating __________ Sanitary District and appointing a Board of Directors therefor.

(2) That thereafter this Court duly appointed

the Board of Appraisers for said District. That the Board of Appraisers on the _____ day of __________, _____, filed its Appraisal of Benefits and Damages and of land to be taken as follows: (Here insert general description of land appraised.)

The appraisal of benefits and damages and of land to be taken is now on file in the office of the clerk of this court.

(3) All public corporations and all persons, owners of or interested in the property described in the Report, whether as benefited property or as property taken and damaged (whether the taken or damaged property lies within or without the District), desiring to contest the appraisals as made and returned by the Board of Appraisers, must file their objections in the court on or before the _____ day of __________, _____, (here insert a date ten (10) days after the last publication of the notice) and a hearing on the appraisal will be had on the _____ day of __________, _____, (here insert a date not less than twenty (20), nor more than thirty (30), days after the date of the last publication of this notice, as fixed by the court) in the City of __________, Ohio, at which time an opportunity will be afforded all objectors to be heard upon their several objections.