Ohio Revised Code Chapter 159 - Purchase And Jurisdiction Of Land By United States

• Section 159.01 - Acquisition Of Title To Land By United States.
  Whenever it is necessary for the United States to acquire title to a tract of land in this state for any purpose, and the...
• Section 159.02 - Vacation Of Streets And Alleys - Rights Of Parties Interested.
  In case there is any street or alley not exceeding twenty-five feet in width, running through any block or tract of land purchased or...
• Section 159.03 - Consent Of State Given To Acquisition By United States Of Land Required For Government Purposes.
  The consent of the state is given, in accordance with clause 17, Section 8, Article I, United States Constitution, to the acquisition, after May...
• Section 159.04 - Exclusive Or Concurrent Jurisdiction Over Land Acquired By United States - Retrocession.
  (A) Exclusive or concurrent jurisdiction in and over any land acquired by the United States under section 159.03 of the Revised Code is hereby...
• Section 159.05 - Jurisdiction Shall Vest.
  The jurisdiction ceded under section 159.04 of the Revised Code shall not vest until the United States has acquired title to the lands by...
• Section 159.06 - Law Not Retroactive.
  Sections 159.03 to 159.05, inclusive, of the Revised Code shall not be retroactive or apply to any land acquired by the United States prior...
• Section 159.11 - Right Of Entry By U. S. Surveyors.
  A person employed in the execution of any survey authorized by congress, without doing unnecessary injury thereby, may enter upon lands within this state...
• Section 159.12 - Damages Caused By Survey.
  If the parties interested cannot agree upon the amount to be paid for damages caused by the survey mentioned in section 159.11 of the...
• Section 159.13 - Tender Of Damages.
  Persons entering upon land as provided in section 159.11 of the Revised Code, may tender damages to the injured parties for such entry, and...
• Section 159.14 - Fees And Costs For Services.
  For services and proceedings under sections 159.11 to 159.13, inclusive, of the Revised Code, fees and costs shall be allowed as in other cases....
• Section 159.15 - [Repealed].
  Effective Date: 01-01-1974
• Section 159.99 - [Repealed].
  Effective Date: 01-01-1974

Last modified: October 10, 2016