The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-03-13
AGREEMENT,

Tn pursuance Of an act of the General Assembly of the
State of lnliana, approved Feb -. 1857 entitled
act to provide for the annexation OF Incorporated towns
and incorporated cities"
II is hereby agreed by aud between the Common
Council OF the city Of Evansville and the ,u
Trustees of the town of Lamasco City that the said tow
of Lamsco y be annexed the city of Evansyil;e on
the following terms and conditions to-wil:
FlRsr.-The town of La;nasco City shall become
part If the city of Evansville to all intents and
npon a ratification of this agreement by majority of
the qualified voters of sail city and town respectively
under TIE provisions OF said act and the city Of Evans
Vile shall succeed to. and become possessed Of and N
titled to all the property real and personal and all
the rights credits moneys and effects or the said town
and said city shall be aoe for all the debts contracts
ami Liabilities Of said town.
SycosD.-Upon the raiifcaton OF this agreement bv
the voters said city and town Aforesaid and upon
the consummaton of the annexation of said tow 10
said city under the provisions Of said act The Trustees
of the town aasco City, shall be emil led seats i'm
the Com,no Council az the city OF Evansville as men,
rsthereo aud each ward of the present town La.
asro CITY Shalt be and constitute ward of the cit, Of
Evansville Until the wards of the city of Evan.vle
snail be changed by the Common Council Of the city
Pursuance eff the charter thereof but il understood
however that the wards OF said cv shall never tie
arranged or constituted deprive any part Of the
united city Of its due weightn the Common Council
cordng to its population.
THIRp-The stock in the Evansville and Crawfords.
Vile Railroad Company, now owEe. and held by the
present city of Evansville shalt after the annexation be
held bv the Common Council Of the united city trust
for the benefit of that part of the United city which cog
s,tues the pr sent city OF Evansville-and the mem
has of the Common Council the territory
or wards constituting The prescott city Of Evansville or
majority them. shall control said stock and all 9ues
tons relation thereto and no property, persons. e-
ees or thirgs within the Territory wards OF the pres
ent town of amasco aud not taxable by the cor.
porate authorities Of tho city OF Evansville shall ever
be taxed to pay her to the capialstcek OF
8 id Railroad Company.
FouRTn-After the said annexation Of the said town
the said city shalt have been eonsumated the
which may necessary to meet the princp and inter
est of the debt contracted by the city of Evansville TO
pay subscription TO said capital stock OF said Rail
70 al Com any, shall be levied, assessed and collected
upon all other persons. property, effects and things
which are or may hereafter become subject taxation
y the crrtrate Authorities Of the United city, saving
and excepting the property. persons. effects things
expressly exempted from such taxation ey the pre-
cedng section Of this article.
FFTn-Noihng in the third article this agreement
shall be construed to exclude the Councilman of any
territory which may he added TO Incorporated into
th city after the annexation Of said said cv,
shall have been contaminated from having voice il.
control Of the said laroad stock. but the intention
OF this agreement is that the people OF any such terri
tory shalt have tue same rghs IN said railroad stock
aud be subject the same burhens with the people Of
the present city OF Evansville.
| SryrH--That an election be held the Goth day O
March 1851 umder the OF said att for the peo-l
pie OF this city OF Evansville and the town Of lamasco
CITY To vote upon the of annexaoi of ire sa
town to said city upon the terms specified in the agree
ment. f-H.3 by. .trl
parties aforesaid that until the townof Lamaso City is
annexed under the aCt provir for tie Ration OF
incorporated towns aud chies" approved Feb To- 1867
the Marshal of the town of iamasco City shall
proceed to collect al delinquent Otherwise
but after the annexation OF said town of Lama City
the city OF Evansville, the delinquent taxes for the
less and 1856 previous year. shall be
ried the duplicate tax list OF the city or Evansville,
and collected by the Collector of Taxes Of the city of
Evansville. in the same manner the delinquent
of said city collected by law and paid into the
city Treasury OF EveDsville.
On motion of Councilman Orr, ii was further ordered
said report be received and entered large
upon The minutes of cfc Council and that said Commit
tee be discharged.
motion of Councilman Orr. IL was further ordered
ty the council that the said draft of agreement be-
tween this council and the President ard Trustees of the
town OF amasco city be and the is hereby adopt
cd and for the cement under and by virtue OF
which the OF Lamasco city shall be xed
the city Evansville and that the President and Trus
tees of said town be Immediately informed by the May.
adoption of said by this council
q invited to concur therein.
JOINT COaAIrTEB.
JOHN HEWSOy. Ch'mn, PETER SHARPE,
NJ. W. FOSTER, JOHN LAW.
CONRAD BAKER, JOHN A. REITZ.
True copy from record
Arrrsr. WE'LL. E.WALKER, Clerk.