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.
Merger defined
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 709.43, under Chapter 709 | Annexation; Detachment.
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 709.43