Ohio Code § 4967.17
Ohio Code § 4967.17. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 4967.17.
As soon as convenient after a consolidation of railroad companies resulting in the
formation of a new company, the new company shall establish a principal office at
some point in this state on the line of its railroad, but may change it at pleasure. Public notice of such establishment or change shall be given by publication in a
newspaper of general circulation in the state, and by filing a written notice thereof
with the secretary of state. This section and other laws respecting the residence of directors of corporations,
the keeping of a principal or general office, and the records of corporations, do
not apply to consolidated railroad companies created by or existing under the laws
of this state and any other state. The election of directors of such consolidated companies may be held at the principal
office of the company, whether located in this or any other state under the laws of
which such company was created.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 4967.17
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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