{"data":{"id":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-709.43","jurisdiction":"us-oh","citation":"Ohio Rev. Code § 709.43","heading":"Merger defined.","body":"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.","path":["Title 7 Municipal Corporations","Chapter 709 Annexation; Detachment"],"source_url":"https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-709.43","current_through":"2011-09-29 (House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:24:27Z","sha256":"842cc857ff08b17978643aa07d134c04a61aa262a50cb0d0b388cd983c8fd946","source_id":"us-oh","stale":false,"prev":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-709.42","next":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-709.44"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}