Ohio Revised Code

Ohio Rev. Code § 709.22 (2026)

Annexation of territory of one municipal corporation to a contiguous municipal corporation

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Territory of a municipal corporation may be annexed to that of a contiguous municipal corporation in the manner provided in sections 709.23 to 709.34 of the Revised Code.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1962–1995 · leading case: State ex rel. Smith v. Frost, 656 N.E.2d 673 (Ohio 1995).
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State ex rel. Smith v. Frost, 656 N.E.2d 673 (Ohio 1995). “The merger, or annexation to each other, of two or more municipal corporations, or of a municipal corporation and the unincorporated area of a township, on the submission of merger petitions (‘merger petitions’), is controlled by R.C. 709.22 to 709.34 (annexation) and R.”
Watson v. Doolittle, 226 N.E.2d 771 (Ohio Ct. App. 6th Dist. 1967). · cites it 2× “” Section 709.22, Revised Code, reads, in part, as follows: “Territory of a municipal corporation may be annexed to that of a contiguous municipal corporation * * *.”
State ex rel. City of Toledo v. Bd. of Commissioners, 513 N.E.2d 769 (Ohio 1987). “The merger, or annexation to each other, of two or more municipal corporations, or of a municipal corporation and the unincorporated area of a township, on the submission of merger petitions (“merger petitions”), is controlled by R.C. 709.22 to 709.34 (annexation) and R.”
State ex rel. Smith v. Frost, 74 Ohio St. 3d 107 (Ohio 1995). “The merger, or annexation to each other, of two or more municipal corporations, or of a municipal corporation and the unincorporated area of a township, on the submission of merger petitions (‘merger petitions’), is controlled by R.C. 709.22 to 709.34 (annexation) and R.”
Bd. of Commissioners v. City of Elyria, 174 Ohio St. (N.S.) 135 (Ohio 1962). “35, Revised Code, and Sections 709.22 and 709.23, Revised Code, set up different procedures for these different situations.”
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