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Delaware Code Title 8. Corporations § 259. Status, rights, liabilities constituent and surviving or resulting corporations following merger or consolidation

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(a) When any merger or consolidation shall have become effective under this chapter, for all purposes of the laws of this State the separate existence of all the constituent corporations, or of all such constituent corporations except the one into which the other or others of such constituent corporations have been merged, as the case may be, shall cease and the constituent corporations shall become a new corporation, or be merged into 1 of such corporations, as the case may be, possessing all the rights, privileges, powers and franchises as well of a public as of a private nature, and being subject to all the restrictions, disabilities and duties of each of such corporations so merged or consolidated; and all and singular, the rights, privileges, powers and franchises of each of said corporations, and all property, real, personal and mixed, and all debts due to any of said constituent corporations on whatever account, as well for stock subscriptions as all other things in action or belonging to each of such corporations shall be vested in the corporation surviving or resulting from such merger or consolidation; and all property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises, and all and every other interest shall be thereafter as effectually the property of the surviving or resulting corporation as they were of the several and respective constituent corporations, and the title to any real estate vested by deed or otherwise, under the laws of this State, in any of such constituent corporations, shall not revert or be in any way impaired by reason of this chapter; but all rights of creditors and all liens upon any property of any of said constituent corporations shall be preserved unimpaired, and all debts, liabilities and duties of the respective constituent corporations shall thenceforth attach to said surviving or resulting corporation, and may be enforced against it to the same extent as if said debts, liabilities and duties had been incurred or contracted by it.

(b) In the case of a merger of banks or trust companies, without any order or action on the part of any court or otherwise, all appointments, designations, and nominations, and all other rights and interests as trustee, executor, administrator, registrar of stocks and bonds, guardian of estates, assignee, receiver, trustee of estates of persons mentally ill and in every other fiduciary capacity, shall be automatically vested in the corporation resulting from or surviving such merger; provided, however, that any party in interest shall have the right to apply to an appropriate court or tribunal for a determination as to whether the surviving corporation shall continue to serve in the same fiduciary capacity as the merged corporation, or whether a new and different fiduciary should be appointed.

(a) The Chilton County Commission or other like county governing body is hereby authorized to provide for printing and furnishing to the judge of probate or other officer charged with the duty of issuing privilege licenses in the county, brochures, bulletins, or signs of a type suitable for posting in business establishments within the county. Such brochures, bulletins, or signs shall inform the public that:

(1) It is unlawful to dump, deposit, place, throw, or leave refuse, paper, litter, rubbish, debris, filthy or odoriferous objects, substances, or other trash upon a state or county highway, road, or other public thoroughfare;  and any person convicted thereof is punishable by fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), or by imprisonment for not less than five nor more than 90 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(2) It is unlawful to place, put, throw, leave, or dump garbage, refuse, trash, bottles, broken glass, tin cans, or other debris of any kind or character whatsoever upon lands or property owned by any person other than himself or herself or his or her employer without having obtained written permission from the owner or person in possession thereof;  and any person convicted thereof shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or sentenced to hard labor for the county for not more than six months or both, in the discretion of the court.

(3) It is unlawful in Chilton County to place, put, throw, leave, or dump garbage, refuse, trash, bottles, broken glass, tin cans, or other debris of any kind or character whatsoever upon the shore or beach or edge of any public or private lake or river or stream in Chilton County;  and any person convicted thereof shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or sentenced to hard labor for the county for not more than six months or both in the discretion of the court, and ordered to clean the beach, shore, or other area.

(b) The judge of probate or other officer charged with the duty of issuing privilege licenses in Chilton County may deliver with the privilege license that he or she issues a copy of such brochures, bulletins, or signs for each place of business for which a license is issued and an urgent plea to the public to heed such laws and make every effort to maintain Chilton County's natural beauty by eliminating unsightly and unhealthy litter.

(c) Mail or other personal items bearing the name or address of the recipient or former owner thereof among refuse, garbage, waste paper, trash, litter, or other debris unlawfully placed, thrown, left, or dumped within Chilton County shall constitute prima facie evidence that the person whose name or address appears on the mail or other personal item unlawfully placed, put, threw, left, dumped, or deposited the refuse, garbage, waste paper, trash, litter, or other debris and any person, law enforcement officer, or member of the Chilton County Health Department shall have the authority to seek prosecution against such person based on such prima facie evidence.

(d) The Chilton County Commission or other like county governing body may, at its discretion by resolution, establish an agency, or appoint personnel, or both, for the primary purpose of enforcing littering laws, and all laws relating to littering in Chilton County, and such agency, or personnel, or both, shall be empowered with the authority of peace officers as defined by state law for the purpose of enforcing such laws.

(e) The Chilton County Health Department may, at its discretion, enforce littering laws, and other laws relating to littering in Chilton County, in addition to health laws and regulations governing the control and disposal of solid waste in Chilton County, and shall be empowered with the authority of peace officers as defined by state law for the purpose of enforcing such laws.

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