N.J. Stat. Ann. § 48:12-130

The agreement of consolidation, merger or lease so adopted, with the certificates of adoption thereon, shall be filed and recorded in the office of the Secretary of State. The record or a certified copy thereof shall be evidence of the agreement and in case of consolidation, of the existence of the new corporation and, in case of a merger, of the acquisition of the stock, property, rights and franchises of the merged corporation or corporations by the acquiring corporation.