The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-03-24

AGREEMENT.
In pursuance Of act OF the General Assembly OF the
State of Indiana, approved Feb. Is, 1857 entitled an
act TO provide for the annexato oil towns
II il hereby agreed by aud between the Common
Council of the city OF Evansville and the President aud
trustees of the of Lamasco City that the said town
of amasco City be annexed to the City OF Evansville on
The following terms and conditions to-wii:
F,psr-Tbe town of Lamasco CITY shall become a
~ the civ of Evansville all ntents and purposes
mon ratification Of this agreement o! majority OF
the qualified OF said city and town respectively,
under the of said act and the city of Evans
Vile shall and become possessed or and n.
titled 10 all the property real and personal ana 10 all
the rights credits moneys ana eneets shs su
and liabilities OF said town. !.
Srcoxp-upon the ratification OF this agreement oy
tho voters of said city and aforesaid. and upon
the contamination of the exation Of said town TO
said CITY provisions of said act the Trustees
of the town Of arnasco CITY, snail De enso 70 sea's ID
the Common Council Of the city OF Evansville as mem
ersthereo and each ward OF the present town OF La
aseo CITY shall he and constitute ward OF the city OF
Evansylle until the wards OF The CITY oil EVansVle
snail he the Common Council of the city, IN
pursuance eff the charter thereof but tits understood
however that the wards of said city shanever tie 8"
snsd or constituted rs to deprive any part OF the
united city ofis due weighin the Common Council ac-
c0rdiug TO its population.
Tu:Kp-The stock in the Evansville and Crtwfords'
Vile Railroad Company. now owned and held by the
CITY Evansville shall after the annexation be
held by The Common Council of the united city in trust
co. The beneft of that par, of the United city which
st;tn,es the preseut city OF Evansve--and the men,
beers OF the Common Council representing The territory
or wards constituting the present city OF EVansvliie or
p,or, of them shall control said stock. and all ques
tons In relation thereto. and no property persons. ef-
feet, ,hir. within the ,errory or WARDS oil u. pres
pora,e authorities OF the CITY oi Evans'lie shai ever
he taxed TO pay her subscription TO the capiiastoek OF
'a the said annexation of the said town
N the said city shall have been eOnsumatcd the taxes
which mas be necessary TO meet The lrlncp and inter-
pay subscription TO said capital stock of said Rail-
road Company, shall be levied, assessed and collected
all other persons properly, enees ana inlnes,
by the corporate authorities of the united city, saving
and excepting tie properly persons enecl' ana 'hings'
expressly exempted from such taxation sy the nextpre-
FIN Nothing i'm the third article ofthis agreement
shall be construed to exclude the Councilman OF any
The CITY after the Xation of said said civ.
shall have been consummaied rom having voice la
the control the said railroad stock. but the Intention
of this agreeme Is that the people of any such terri
tory shall have the rights in said railroad stock
aud be subec the same burthens with the people OF
The present city of Evansville.
SrxTH That election be held on the Goth day o.
March 1857 under the provisions OF said ac reo
ME of TN. city Evansville aud the town of lamasco
i,y TO vote upon the question OF annexation OF the 81
town said city the terms specified In the agree
ment. -,
that until the town OF Lamas City is
annexed under the 'act Tor the OF
incorpora,ed towns and cities" approved Feb 10, 1857
that the Marshal of the town of Lamasco City shall
proceed TO collect AL taxes, delinquent or otherwise
but after the annexation OF said town of Lamasco City
10 the city Of Evansville the delinquent taxes for the
wears Is and 1856 previous year. shall be car
red the duplicate tax list OF the city of evansville
and collected Dy the Collector Of Taxes of the city
Evansville in the manner the delinquent taxes
OF said city collected by law and paid into the
city Treasury &C EveDsyiie
| On motion OF Councilman Orr ii was further ordered
that the said report be received and entered at large
upon The minutes of tho Council and that said Commit
| tee be discharged.
On motion Of Conncmas Orr II was further ordered
by the council that the said draft of agreement be
this council and the President and Trustees of the
town of Lamssco city, be aud the same is hereby adopt
ed az and for the agreement under and by virtue O
which The of Lamasco city shall be annexed &c
the civ Evansve and that the President and Trus
tees of said town be Immediately informed by the May
or the adoption of said agreement by this council and
| he invited TO concur therein.
| JOINT COMMITTEE.
| Holm HEwSON Ch'mn, PETER SHARPE,
| NJ. w. FOSTER, JOHN LAW,
| CONRAD BAKER, JOHN A. REITZ.
True copy from record
| .r,xsr WELL. II. WALKER, Clerk.
| March .. lsJ7-d3w.