The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-03-16
AGREEMENT.


In pursuance of the General Assembly of the
State Of Indiana, approved Feb Is 1857, entitled AN
act to provide for the annexation Incorporated towns
II is ereby agreed by aud between the Common
Council of the city Of Evansville and the President and
of Lamasco City be annexed the city Evansville on
the following terms and conditions to-wit:
FrRsr.-Thc town Of Lamasco City shall become
part of the city of Evansville to all ntens and purposes
upon ratification of this agreement by majority of
the ouaed voters Of said city and town respectively
under the provisions Of said act and the city of Evans
willie shall succeed to- and become of and
titled all the property real and personal, and all
the rights credits, moneys and effects Of the said town.
and said city shall be aole for all the debts contracts
SrcoSD.-Upon the ratification Of this agreement by
the voters Of said city and town as aforesaid and upon
the consu mmation of the annexation of said town
said city, provisions of said ac The Trustees
of the town Of amasco City, shall be entitled to seats in
the Common Council Of the city Of Evansville
and each ward of the present town OF La
CITY shall be and constitute ward OF the city
Evansville until the wards of the city of Evansville
shall be changed by the Common Council of the city, i'm
pursuance eff the charter thereof but understood
however that the wards ofsaid city shall tie
united city of its weigh;in Common Council
cordng to its population
willie Railroad Company, now owneu and held by the
present city of Evansville, shall after the annexation he
held by the Common Council of the united city trust
for the benefit OF that part of the United city which
stitutes the present city of Evansville-and the
bers of the Common Council representing tho territory
or wards constituting the present city OF Evansville
majority of hem shall control said stock and all ques.
ons in relation thereto. and property, persons cf
fecs or things within the territory wards of the pres
ent town of Lamasco, and not now taxable by the cor
porate authorities of the city OF Evansville shall
be taxed pay her subscription 10 the capalstock OF
said Railroad Company:
to the said city shall have been consumated the
which may be necessary to meet the principal aud inter
est of the debt contracted by the city of Evansville
pay he absorption said capital stock of said Rail
road Company shall be levied assessed and collected
upon all other persons, property effects and things,
the corporate authorities of the united city, saving
and excepting the property persons effects and things
expressly exempted from such taxation by the next
cedng section of this article.
FIFTB-Nothin in the third article ofthis agreement
shall be construed to exclude the Councilman of any
te rritry which may be added to Incorporated into
the city after the annexation of said town TO said civ
shall have been consummated from having voice in
the control of the said railroad stock but the intention
this is that the people of such terri
tory shall have the same rights in said railroad stock
and be subject to the same burihens with the people OF
| the present city of Evansville
SrxTU.--Thai an election be held on the o6th day
March under the provisions Of said act, for the peo
pie Of tbs city of Evansville and the town Of Lamasco
City upon the question of annexation of
said city upon the terms specified in the agree
ment.
SrykSrH-- is further agreed and understood By the
parties aforesaid that until the town of Lamns City il
under the act providing for the
rated towns and Cities" approved Feb IL, 1857
that the Marshal of the town of Lamaseo City shall
proceed to collect all taxes. delinquent otherwise
Dut after the annexation Vi tOWH Slty
to city OF Evansville tho delinquent taxes for the
years lass and 1856 any previous year. shall be
red the duplicate tax list OF the city OF Evansville
and collected by the Collector Of Taxes Of the city
Evansville in the manner the delinquent tax es
of said city collected by law and paid into the
city Treasury OF EveDsvle.
On otion Of Councilman Orr, IL was further ordered
that the said report be received and entered large
upon the minutes Of the Council and that said Commit
tee be discharged.
On oton Of Councilman Orr II was further ordered
by the council that the said draft If an agreement be
this council and the President and Trustees of the
OF Lamasco city, be and the same lie hereby adopt
ed as, and for the agreement under and by virtue
which the town of Lamasco city shall be annexed
the city Evansville, and that the President and Trus
Of said town be Immediately informed by the May
or fthe adoption OF said agreement by this council
be invited TO concur therein.
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.
March ., 1S57-d3w.