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Ohio Rev. Code § 709.43 (2026)

Merger defined

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September 29, 2011
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House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly
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As used in sections 709.43 to 709.48 of the Revised Code, "merger" means the annexation, one to another, of existing municipal corporations or of the unincorporated area of a township with one or more municipal corporations, or the merger of one or more municipal corporations with the unincorporated area of a township.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1983–1996 · 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). “34 (annexation) and R.C. 709.43 to 709.48 (merger).” State ex rel.”
Akron Cellular Tel. Co. v. City of Hudson Vill., 685 N.E.2d 246 (Ohio Ct. App. 9th Dist. 1996). “1 Ten months before Cellular One applied to Hudson for exemption from compliance with zoning laws, the former Hudson Township and Hudson merged pursuant to R.C. 709.43 et seq. R.C. 709.47 requires that after the merger, Hudson ordinances and rules apply to former township…”
State ex rel. City of Toledo v. Bd. of Commissioners, 513 N.E.2d 769 (Ohio 1987). · cites it 3× “34 (annexation) and R.C. 709.43 to 709.48 (merger.) There are three different annexation proceedings involved in this case, each of which involves some of the same parcels of land located in Mon-clova Township: (1) Maumee’s municipal petition to annex property in Monclova…”
Ambrose v. Cole, 469 N.E.2d 906 (Ohio Ct. App. 9th Dist. 1983). “R.C. 709.43 defines merger as: “* * * ‘merger’ means the annexation, one to another, of existing municipal corporations or of the unincorporated area of a township with a municipal corporation located adjacent to or wholly or partly within that township.”
State ex rel. Smith v. Frost, 74 Ohio St. 3d 107 (Ohio 1995). “34 (annexation) and R.C. 709.43 to 709.48 (merger).” State ex rel.”
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