The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-03-09
AGREEMENT.

In pursuance of Of the General Assembly OF thu
State of Indiana approved Feb. is, lej7 entitled al
provide for The annexation OF Incorporated Town
and Incorporated cities"
/ IL i, hereby agreed by AID between the Common
Council of the city OF Evansville aud the President aut
Trustees OF the sn Laasco City the sail owI
amasco City be annexed TO the city OF Evansville Oh
the following terms and conditions to-wt:
| F,Rsr.-The town of Lamaseo CITY shall become 9
part tue city of Evansville to all uients ans purposes
upon ratification Of this agreement by majority o
tae qualified OF said city and town respectively!
under the provisions Of said ac and the city oi Evans
lie shall led to- aud become possessed OF, ana en-
tted all property real and psrsoial, and 10 all
the ghs. credits moneys and elects OF the said Iowa
and city sha Js aoe for all the debts, contracts
aad abilities of said town.
sxcosD.-Upon the ratification Of this agreement oy
the OF said city and town aforesaid, and upon
the consummation of the annexation of said town 10
said city. provisions OF said act the Trustees
City, sh all be en.itled To seats III
the Common Council Of the city OF Evansville Inem
aud each ward of the present town o. LII
City shall be and constitute ward OF the city oil
Evansville until the wards OF the city of Evansville
shall be changed 10y the Common Council of the city, In
pursuance ef the charter thereof but tits understood
however that tho wards of said city shall lie
arranged constituted To deprive ANY part OF the
united city of its due weight the Common Council ac-
cording To its population
THiRD.-Tne stock in the Evansville aud Or .wfords
vile Railroad Company, now owne- and held by the
present city of Evansville shall after the annexation be
held by the Common Council Of the united city in trust
the benefit of that par, of the United city which
sttutes the present city of EvaEsyil!eand The men,
bers Of the Common Council representing the territory
wards constituting the present city Of Evansville or
majority fthem shall control said stock and all qaes-
tons in relation thereto, and properly, persons Ell
fleets ihirgs within the territory wards of The pres
town OF Lamaseo. and not now taxable by the cor
porate authorities OF the city of Evansville shall ever
be taxed TO Pay her subser plion ~ the capital OF
aid Railroad Company.
FouEru.-Aftsr the said annexation of the said town
the said citv shall have been eonsuma,c the
which may be necessary 10 meet the ,rincip and inter
the debt contracted by The city OF Evansville to
paw her subscription to said capital stock of said Rail-
Il She he fyie etp
upon all other persons property, effects aud things,
which may hereafter become subject TO taxation
by the corporate authorities of the united city,
and excepting the property persons. effects and things
expressly exempted from such taxation sy the next
ceding section of this article.
Fern -NohiBg in the third article Of this agreement
shall be construed to exclude the Councilman OF any
terut Try which may be added 10 or Incorporated into
the city aer the annexation OF said town to said civ
shall have been cousummatcd, from having voice Ia.
the control of the said railroad Stock but the intention
of this agreement - That the people Of any such terri
tory shall have the right. in said railroad stock
and be subject % the same barhens with the people Of
the present city OF Evansville.
SIXTH --rnrt an election be held on the Goth day
March 1877 under tn provsi SID ae for the pco
pie of thc city of Evansville and the town Of lamasco
CRY to vote upon the question of annexation Of the
town TO said city the terms specified in the agree
SKvESrm-It is further agreed and understood by the
parties aforesaid that until The iowa of La mas City is
annexed under the ''act providing for the NJ
incorporated towns aud cities" approved Feb lj 1871
that the Marshal OF the town of Lamasco City shall
proceed 10 collect u taxes, delinquent or Otherwise
but after the annexation of said town of Lamasco City
the city OF Evansville, the delinquent taxes for the
years ISIS and lcjj any previous year. shall be ear
ried on the duplicate tax lis, of the city OF Evansville
aud collected oy the Collector Of Taxes of the city o
Evansville in the manner as:he delinquent take
said city now collected by law and paid into the
city Treasury Of Evansville.
On motion of Councilman Orr. IL further ordered
that the said report be received aud entered al large
upon the minutes O.. tho Council and that said Commit
tee be discharged
On motion of Councilman Orr. ii further ordered
by the coGHc that the said draft IF agreement be
this council and the President and Trustees Of the
Of amaseo city, be aud the same is hereby adopt
cd az, and for the agreement under. and by virtue OF
which the town of lamasco city shall be annexed to
the CRY oT EVANSVILLE and that Ihs President and Trus
tees Of said town be Immediately informed 10y the May.
Of he adoption Of said by this eouucil and
be invited 10 concur therein.
JOINT COMMITTEE.
JOHN HEwSON. Ch'mn, PETER SHARPE,
NJ. w. FOSTER, JOHN LAW,
CONRAD BAKER, JOHN A. REITZ.
True copy from record
ATTEST, WELL. II. WALKER, Clerk.