Legal Fictions
Another kind of paper township allows a city or village to become completely independent of the real township from which it was created. Usually coextensive with the municipality, it prevents property owners within city limits from voting in both city and township elections but also relieves them of having to pay property taxes to both governments. According to Hamilton County Prosecuting Attorney Joe Deters, upon its creation, the paper township "will effectively never exist because its offices would be immediately abolished under Ohio Revised Code Section 703.22 when it is created." The township does not have to share the municipality's name; examples include Louisville's Constitution Township and Fairfield's Heritage Township. Municipalities that span multiple counties, such as Loveland, require a paper township in each county.
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