Ohio Code § 4969.17
Ohio Code § 4969.17. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 4969.17.
A company organized under the laws of this state may purchase the property referred
to in section 4969.12 of the Revised Code . Any number of persons not less than five may purchase such railroad, roadbed, rights
of way, property, and franchises at such sale. On filing a transcript of the decree of confirmation in the office of the secretary
of state, they shall become a corporation of this state, amenable to its process and,
with perpetual succession by such name as they assume, shall be subject to the law
regulating such corporations, and shall hold the property, rights, and franchises
so purchased free from liability for the debts of the original corporation.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 4969.17
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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