The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-02-20

AN ACT to provide for the annexation Of incor-
porated towns to incorporated cities, and
for the consolidation or union Of incorpora-
ted towns and Incorporated cities.
SEC. /. Be it enacted By tho General As.
sembly Of the State Of Indiana, that where an
Incorporated town and an incorporated city
adjoin each other, they may be consolidated or
united, or the town annexed tn the city, prori-
ded that the qualified majority Of the votes Of
the town and city shall vote in favor thereof,
at elections to be held as hereafter provided.
Seq. The Common Council of the city
and the President and Trustees Of the town
shall first agree upon the terms and con-
ditions, upon which such union, consolidation
or anne xation shall take place, and also upon
the day when an election shall be held for the
people ofsuch town and city to vote upon the
question Of union, consolidation or annexa-
ton, upon the terms specified upon such agree
n.ent.
Sec. 3. Such agreement shall be made
public at least three weeks before the time for
such election by publishing the same at least
three times in all the papers printed in the
county, and by posting printed handbils con-
tanning said agreement in three of the most
public places in each Ward of the town or
city.
Sec 4. The election above provided
for, shall be held at the time agreed up
on, at the places where other city and town
elections are usually held in such city and town
respectively, and be governed by the laws and
regulations governing other town and city
elections in such city and town respective
ly.
SEC 5. Those who vote in favor Of union,
shall have on their tickets UNION; and those
opposed to it shall have on their tickets NO
UNION or equivalent words.
SEC. g. The judges and Inspectors OF such
elections shall report to the Common Council
and President and Trustees Of the town, re-
specting the result Of such election, and the
report of the Inspectors and Judges of the
town election shall be entered on the records
of the President and Trustees, ard certified
copy thereof delivered to the Clerk Of the city,
and the report Of the Inspectors and Judges OF
the city election, shall be entered on the re
cords Of the Common Council, and certified
copy, Thereof, be delivered TO the clerk Of the
town, and if a majority of the votes given in
the town as well as a majority OF the votes
given in the city, are in favor of union or an
nexation. then the President and Trustees,
and the Common Council shall meet at the
Council Chambdr of the City Council, and BIZ
resolutions declare that the town is annexei
to the city, or the two united, as the case NAV
be, according to the agreement aforesaid, and
J snch resolutions shall be entered on the re.
cords Of the City Council, and such records
and certified copies thereof shall be conclusive
evidence of such union or annexation, and q
copy ossuch resolutions shall be recorded in
the Recorders office of the county where such
city is situated, and copies Of such records
shall be good in all Courts.
SEC Z. Ii the agreement aforesaid shall be
to annex the town to the city, and the cleo
ton and resolution aforesaid shall be in favor
thereof, then the town shall be deemed part o
the city to all intents and purposes, and the
city shall continue its corporate name and eX
istence.
| SEC. s. If the agreement aforesaid be e
unite or consolidate, then the agreement afore
said shall contain. also, a stipulation as to the
name Of the consolidated town anil city.
| SEC. 9. When town and city shall he con
solidated or united, as aforesaid, they shall
constitute one city by the corporate name
agreed on as aforesaid.
SEC. 10 In case Of anne xatioi. as aforesaid
the city shall be liable for all debts, contract
AMI liabilities OF the town, and shall be en-
titled TO all the rights, credits, moneys. effects
and property Of the town and sue and be sueo
in relation thereto in the name Of the city; anC
in case of union or consolidation, the new
lefty shall be liable for all debts, contracts ant
liabilities Of the town and city consolidated o.
united, and may sue and be sued i'm relation
Thereto i'm the name agreed upon and adopted
for the consolidated city, as aforesaid and il
case Of either annexation or consolidation al
actions pending may he prosecuted to fina
Judgments, and all judgments and execution
heretofore rendered may be executed ant
enforced without any change OF partie
;. and without any change of name Of plaintiff
or defendant
SEC. IL. Whereas. there is no act in fore
on this subject, therefore, an emergency i
hereby declared, requiring that this act Shouts
take effect and be in force from and after it
passage.
Approved, February 10th, 1857.