When the whole of the capital stock referred to in section 4967.14 of the Revised Code is surrendered or transferred, and a certificate thereof filed in the office of the secretary of state, under the common seal of the consolidated railroad company to which such surrender or transfer was made, the estate, property, rights, privileges, and franchises of the company whose stock was so surrendered or transferred vests in and is held and enjoyed by such consolidated company as fully and entirely, without change or diminution, as they before were held and enjoyed and shall be managed and controlled by the board of directors of such consolidated company. The two companies thenceforth are consolidated and are one company, under the corporate name of such consolidated company, without any other formalities or proceedings.
R.C. § 4967.15