The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-03-12
AGREEMENT.

AGREEMENT.
In pursuance of an act OF the General Assembly of the
State of Indiana approved Feb. Is, 1857 entitled AN
act to prsvide annexation towns
and incorpo rated cities
IL is hereby agreed by ahd between the Common
Couue of the CITY of Evansville and the President ana
Trustees of the of Lamasco City the said town
OF Imaseo City be annexed the city Evansville on
the following terms and conditions to-wit:
FlRsT.-Ihe town Of Lamasco City shall become a
part of the city of Evansville 10 all ntenis and purposes
upon ratification of hi. agreement by majority OF
the Qualied of said city and town respectively,
under the provisions Of said act and the city Of Evans
Willie shall succeed to. and become possessed Of. and
titled 10 all the property real and personal and to all
the rights credits moneys and Effects OF the said town,
and said city shall be liable for all the debts contracts
and liabilities of said town.
SEcosp.--Upon the ratification OF this agreement by
the voters Of said city and town aforesaid, and upon
the of the annexation of said town 10
said city, PROVISIONS of said act The Trustees
of the town of Lamasco City, sb ii be en.ed to seats in
the Common Council Of the cit. Df Evansville rs mem
reof and each ward of present town OF La
masco CITY Shall De and constitute ward of cit, of
Evansville. until the wards OF The city Of Evansville
shall be changed by the Common Council of the city, in
pursuance EFF the charter thereof but il is understood
however that the wards of said city shall tie
arranged or constituted deprive any part of the
united city ofjs due weightin the Common Council
cording 70 its population.
TmRp.--The stock in the Evansville and Criwfords.
Vile Railroad Company, now ownea and helh by the
present city of Evasv le shall after the annexation be
held by the Common Council the united city in trust
for the benefit of that part OF the United city which
stuss the present city of Evansvile--and the mem
bcrs OF the Common Council representing the territory
or wards constituting the present city of Evansville
maiort~ Of them shall control said stock and all ques-
tons in relation thereto. and property persons. eff
fleets or thirgs within the territory wards Of the pres
ent town of amasco. and not taxable by the
porate authorities of the city of Evansville shall
be taxed TO her subscription To the capital of
/ FouRTu-After the said annexation OF the said town
to the said shall have been consupaicd the
which may necessary to meet the principal aud
est of the debt contracted by the city OF Evansville TO
pay her subscription TO said capital stock of said Rail
road Company shall be- levied assessed and collected
upon all other persons. property, effects and things,
which are may hereafter become subject TO taxation
by the corporate authorities OF the United city, saving
aud excepting the property. persons effects aud things,
expressly exempted from such taxation the ne xt pre-
cedbg section OF this article. s~
Frrn--Noihiug the third article Of this agreement
shall be construed to exclude the Councilman of any
territory which may be added To or Incorporated into
the city after the annexation of said town said CITY,
shall have been cousumnated, from having voice ia.
the control OF the said railroad stock but the
this agreement is that the people OF any such terri
tory shall have the rights in said railroad stock
and subject tho burihcns with the people OF
the present city OF Evansville.
Srxru.-Thai an election be held on the Goth day
March is3s under the provisions OF said e for the peo
pie of tho city of Evansville aud the town OF Lamasco
City vote upon the question of annexation ofthe
10 said city upon the terms specified in the agree
ment.
parties aforesaid that unit the town'of Lamas City is
annexed under the "ac providr for the XsoE OF
incorpo rated aud cities" approved Feb IT, 1867
that the Marshal OF the town al Lamasco City shall
proceed 10 collect taxes. ucinquent or OthefWse-
but after the annexation said town of Lamasco City
to the city OF Evansville the elrquoht taxes for the
years 1855 and 1856 or any previous year shall be
ried the duplicate tax list of the city OF Evansville
and collected by the Collector OF Taxes of the city
Evansville in the saTe manner delinquent taxes
OF said city collected by law, and paid into The
city Treasury Of Eyensyille.
On motion OF Councilman Orr, it further ordered
that the said report be received and entered al large
upon the minutes Of thc Council, and that said Commit
tee he discharged
On motion of Councilman Orr IL further ordered
by the council thai ihe said draft nf agreement be-
tween this and the President AID Trustees OF the
Of Lamssco city, be aud the is hereby adopt
ell as and for the agc cement under. and by virtue OF
which the town Of Lamasco city shall be annexed to
the city OF Evansville aud that the President Trus
of said town be im ediae ~ informed 10y the May
ofthe adoption OF sld agreement by this council and
be invited to concur therein. t-IA
JOHN HEWSON. Ch'mD, PETER SHARPE,
NJ. W. FOSTER, JOHN LAW.
CONRAD BAKER, JOHN A. REITZ.
True copy from record
ATTEST, WE'LL II. WALKER, Clerk.
March :. lsJ7.d3w.