The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-03-11
AGREEMENT.

In pursuance Of the General Assembly Of the
State of Indiana, approved Fee Is 1857, entitled
to provide for the annexation OF Incorporated towns
and incorporated cities"
1t il hereby agreed by AID b. tween the Common
Council of the city of Evansville aud the President
Trustees Of the town Of masco City that the said town
OF Lamasco City be annexed to the city of Evansville on
the following terms and conditions to-wit:
FiRsr.--The town of La nasco City shall become a
mart II the city Of Evansville TO all intent. and purposes
upon a ratification of this agreement by majority of
tie qualified OF said city and respectively
under the provisions VI said act the city Of Evans
vile shall succeed and become possessed Of and en-.
titled all the property real and personal. and to all
the rights, credits, moneys aud effects OF the said town.
and .ad city shall be aole for all the debts contracts
ans abilities of said town.
Sxco>p-Upon the ratification OF this agreement by
the voters said city and town aforesaid and upon
the contamination of the annexation Of said town 10
said city, under The provisions OF said act the Trustees
of the town of amasco City, shall be ened to
the Common Cornell Of the city Of Evansville
and each ward of the present town Of La.
wasco CITY shall be and constitute ward of the city OF
Eyansvile until the wards of the city of Evansville
shall b. chan ged by the Common Council Of the city,
ef the charter thereof but is understood
however that wards of said citv shall never lie
arranged constituted as 10 deprive any part of the
united city Of its due weghtin the Common Council
eoriing TO its population.
| TuRp-The stock in the Evansville and CT wfords.
Vile Railroad Company. now ownev and held by the
city of Evansville. SHALL after the xatsn be
hsJ hv he Common Council Of the united civ in trust
for the that part of the United city which
stitutes the present city of Evansviiieand the
bcrs Of the Common Council representing The territory
!
mrorty OF them snail control said stock all ques-
tons in relation thereto aud property, persons. eff
facts or ihirgs within the territory wards OF the pres
ent town La and not taxable by the
porate ahorities Of tho city of Evansville
be taxed TO pay her pon ~ the ap.als of
= id Railroad Company.
FauRTu-Afte. the said innovation of the said town
To the said city shall have been consumalcd the
which may be necessary TO meet the princip and inter
est of the by the city OF Evansville to
pay subscription to said capital stock of said Rail-
70 ID Company, shall be- levied, assessed and collected
which re or may hereafter become subjec, to taxation
by the corporate authorities Of the nLited city, saving
aud excepting the property persons, effects and things,
expressly exempted from such taxation BY the pre-
cedihg section of this article.
FIrrBNohing in the third article ofthis agreement
shall be construed 10 exclude the Councilman Of any
terft ry which may he added TO Incorporated into
the city after the annexation of said town said city,
shall have been consummated from having voice ia.
the control of the said railroad stock. but the intention
this agreement IS that the people OF any such terri
tory have the rights in said railroad stock
aud be subject 10 the same burhens with the people OF
| tho present city OF Evansville.
SrxTn--'rhai election be held on the Goth day o
March 1877 under the provisions Of slid the peoI
pie of Nh, city of Evansville and the town of amaseo
civ to vote upon the question of exalon ofthe
said upon the spscihed in the agree
ueni.
SEvEsruIt is further agreed and unde stood bv the
PARTIES aforesaid that until the town'of smas City is
annexed under the TACT providing for the Naon OF
incorporated towns aud cities" approved Feb IT, 1857
THAT the Marshal of the town of Lamasco City shall
proeeei TO collie Ct all taxes delinquent or
but after the annexation OF said town OF Lamasco City
10 thcciy OF Evansville, the delinquent taxes for the
years - aud 1876 previous year. shall be
ried dupic tax list OF the city OF Evansville
ami collected by the Collector of Taxes OF the city
Evansville. in the sane manner asthe delinquent taxes
of said city collected by law and paid into the
city Treasury OF Evansville.
On motion OF Councilman Orr, il was further ordered
that said report be received and entered large
upon the minutes OF tbs CouacR, and that said Commit
tee he discharged.
On motion Of Councilman Orr il further ordered
by the council that the said draft 1 agreement be-
t.een this council and TIA. President and Trustees Of
town Of lamasco city, be and the is hereby adopt
cd as and for the agreement under. aud by virtue
which the town Of Lamasco city shall be annexed Ia
the civ Of Evansville aud that the President Trus
tees said be i'm mediate informed by the MAY
or ofthe adoption of said agreement by this couac and
be inv Ied to concur therein.
COMMIITEB.
JOHN HEWSON. Chmn, PETER SHARPE,
NJ. w. FOSTER. JOHN LAW.
CONRAD BAKER, JOHN A. REITZ.
True copy from record
ArIrsr WELL. II. WALKER, Clerk.
March a lSI.-d3w.