The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-03-19
AGREEMENT.

In pursuance Of of the General assembly of the
State of Indiana. approved Feb. Is ls57, entitled AN
provide for the annexation of Incorporated towns
II is hereby agreed by and between the Common
Council OF the city of Evansville and the President and
Of OF Lamasco City that saidtown
f La,aseo City he Sed to the city of Evansville
The following terms and conditions io-wit:
FIxsr.-The town of Lamaseo City shall become a
Of the city OF Evansville to all ntents and purposes
inon A ratification OF this agreement by majority OF
the qualified voters Of said city and town respectively,
ndr the provisions OF said and the city OF Evans
willie shall succeed 10. and become possessed Of and en-.
titled ali the property real and personal and to all
the rights, credits moneys and effects of the said town,
and said city shall be aole for all the debts contracts
and abilities OF said Town.
SxcoND.-Upon the ratiicatioE OF this agreement by
the voters said city and town "a aforesaid and upon
the contamination of tie annexation of said town TO
said city, underline provisions of ad act the Trustees
OF the town c anaseo City, shall be ennled to seats IN
Inc Common ou neil Of the city OF Evansville men,
bershereo aud each ward OF the present OF La.
asco CITY shall be and constitute ward OF the cit! Of
Eyan.ville until the wards OF The city OF Evansville
snail be changed by the Common Council of the city, in
uruance ef the charter thereof but tits understood
however that the wards of said city shall tie
arranged or constituted deprive any part of the
united city offs due weightin The Common council ae-
TTsp.-The .tock in the Evansville and Or wfords.
VILE Railroad Company, now owneu and held by the
nresant cit, Of Evansville, shall after tie annexation be
held by the Common Council az The united city in trust
for the benefit Of that al OF the United city which cor
s,ncs .he present city OF EYansvlie--and the mem
be,s of the Common Council representing the territory
or wards constituting the present CITY of Evansville
majority of them shall control said stock and all Gues-
tons I'm relation thereto, and property persons. ef
sct or thirgs thin the territory wards of the pres
eDt town bamasco. and not How taxable by the cor
nornte authorities of the city of Evansville shall ever
pc taxed to pay her subscription 10 the capl,alsoes Of
i'd Railroad Company
ForrTu.-Af,ef the said annexation Of the said town
IN TIE said city shall have been cOnsumated the taxes
which may necessary u meet The principal and inter
est OF the contracted by the city Of Evansville
nav her subscription said capital STOCK OF said Rail-
~ sl,a,i he
upon all other persons property, effects and things.
which are may hereafter bseone subject to TAXATION
y fine curnoie authorities OF the united city, saving
and excepting the property persons effects and things
expressly exempted from such taxation the pre-
cedihs section OF this article.
shaIl be construed exelade the Councilman of any
tertt ,ry which may be added TO ar incorporated into
The city after the nHexation OF said town 10 said civ,
shal have been eonsunmaied, frein having voice IL
the control ne said railroad stceS bat the intention
of this agreement j. that the people OF any such terri
tory shall have The rights in said railroad stock
and he subject 10 the burlhens with The people OF
the present eli, OF Evansville.
SrxTu-That an election be held on tho eiih day
March 1857 under provisions of said act. for the reo
pe of the city Of Evansville and the town OF bamaseo
City to upon the question of annexation ofbe So
to said city upon the terms specified In the agree
nen.. -,
pai Ties aforesaid that until the town OF amns CT!
under the providir for the xatioE
Incorporated iowas aud Cities approved Feb 10, le5i
-,ai the Marshal of the town of Lanaseo City shall
cole CT AL taxes. delinquent or otherwise
bu after the said town Of lamaseo City
10 The CITY Of Evansville the delinquent taxes for he
years I55 aud 1856 any previous year snail be ear
ried on the duplicate list OF the city OF Evansville
aud collected by the Collector of Taxes of the city
Evansville in the manner asihe delinquent take:
of said CITY are now collected by law and paid into the
CITY Treasury of EveDsyie.
On motion o. Councilman Orr. i. was further ordered
that the said report be received and entered ut large
upon the minutes ofthe Council and that said Commit
tee be discharged.
On motion OF Councilman Orr il further ordered
bv the council that the said draft If agreement he
tween this council and the President AID Trustees OF hS
town ~ Ianaseo cy be and the is hereby adopt
ed az and for the agi cement under and by virtue
which he town of LamascO city shall be annexed Il
the ctv 90 Evansville and that the President Trus
tees Of said town diatGy informed by the May
or oftbe adoption Of said agreement by this eouocl aEC
| he invited 70 concur therein.
COMMITTEE.
| JoUy HEWsoN, Ch'mn, PETER SHARPE,
| NJ. W. FOSTER, JOHN LAW,
| CONRAD BAKER, JOHN A. REIlZ.
True copy from record
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