The Evansville daily journal., 1857-03-25
AGREEMENT.

AGREEMENT.
In pursuance of an of the General Assembly
State of Indiana, approved Feb Is 1851. entitled AN
act to provide the annexation Of Incorporated
and incorporated cities"
II is hereby agreed by and b tween the Common
counei OF the city OF Evansville and the President
trustees OF the of amasco City that the said town
of Lamasco City annexed to the city of Evansville
the following terms ard conditions to-wt:
F,psr-The town of Lamasco City shall become a
part Of city of Evansville to all intens and purposes
upon a ratification Of this agreement oy majority of
the qualified yoir Of said city and town respectively
under The provisions Of said act and the city OF Evans
Vile shall succeed and become possessed of and
titled 10 all the property real ana pssso,s anu 70 a
and city shall be- soe for all the debts contracts
and Liabilities of said town.
SEcoNp.-Upon the ratification of this agreement by
the voters OF said city and iowD aforesaid. and upon
the coasummaton OF the annexation of said town 10
said city, provisions OF said act the Trustees
the town of an,ase City, shall be ennled TO seats in
the Common Counc of the city OF Evansville as mem
and each ward of the present town OF La
masc9 City shall be and constitute ward of the city of
Evansville, until tie wards of the city of Evansville
shall be changed by the Common Council OF the city. in
pursuance ef charter thereof but iii understood
boweyer that the wards of said city shall tie
arranged or constituted as 10 deprive any part Of the
united city of its due weghin the Common Council ae-
corliny to its population.
TuIRp.-The stock ia the Evansville and Cr wfords-
willie Rsilroad Company. now ownea and held by the
present city of Evansville. shall after the annexation be
held by the Common Council of the united city In trust
for the benefit Of that part OF the United city which cor
.itn,es the present city OF Evansville-and the
bers of the Common Council representing the territory
wards constituting the present city OF Evansville or
maorit, ofthein shall control said stock nd all ques
tons i'm relation thereto. aud properly persons e
fscts or thir Is thin the territory wards of the pres
eat tow of amasco. snd not now taxable by the cor
authorities of the city of Evansville shall ever
be taxed to pay her subscription the capi.aisock Of
$ id Railroad Company.
10 the said city shall have been consumatcd the taxes
which mas necessary to meet the rinci and inter
est OF the debt contracted b the city OF Evansville to
paw her subscription said capital stock CT said Rail-
road Company, shall be- levied assessed and collected
upon all other persons. property effects aud things,
by the corporate authorities OF the united city, saving
aud xc.png the properly persons, effects and things,
expressly exempted "m such chtaxation sy the neXipTe
c.dihg section of ihis article.
in the thiri article ofthis agreement
shall be construed 10 exclude the Councilman of
ierIt rs which may be added to Incorporated into
the ciy AFTER the annexation OF said town TO said city,
shall have been SoTsummatec from having n voice il
the control Of the said railroad tocs tut the intention
Of this agreement IS that the people of any such terri
tory shall have the rights in said railroad stock
ard be subject the burthes with the people of
the present eli, of Evansville
SIXTH That riectinn DC held on the e0th day o.
Marh 1857 under the provis said the reo|
nle of IN. civ Of Evansville aud the town of ianasco
CRY 10 vote upon the question of annexation offhe sad
to said city upon the terms spseied In the agree
ment.
SKy.SrH-I is further agreed and understood bv the
parties afpresad that until the town OF Lamrs City is
under the act prnyidii for tie NatioE OF
towns and eiiies approx ed Feb Is ls5!
that the Marshal OF the town of 3maseo City shall
proceed col ct al taxes. delinqnsht or Otherwise
but after the annexation OF said town of amnsco City
10 the city of Evansville the delinquent taxes for the
wears Ie55 and 56 previous shall be
red the du Pile tax list of the city Of Evansville
and collected the Collector of Taxes of The city
Evansville. in the manner as.he delinquent taxes
of said city collected by law and paid into the
city Treasury of EveDsve.
On motion of Councilman Orr. 1t was further ordered
that the said report be received and entered at large
upon the mnu es Of tho Council, and that said Commit
tee he discharged.
On motion Of ConncmaI Orr Il was further ordered
by the council that the saif draft " AN agreement he
tween this council and the President AID Trustees of the
town Of "a city, be aud the saGe is hereby ADOPT
cd is aI. or the agieeneHt under. aBd by virtue Of
which The Town of lamasco city shall bc annexed 10
the citv Evansville aud that the President and Trus
sad be- Immediately informed by the May
or ofhe adoption Of said agreement by this council and
be invited 10 concur therein
CONMIrTEB.
JOHN HEwSON. Ch'mn, PETER SHARPE,
NJ. w. FOSTER, JOHN LAW,
CONRAD BAKER, JOHN A. REITZ.
True copy from record
ATTEST. WELL. H. WALKER, Clerk.
March :, 1sj7-d3w.