The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-03-23
AGREEMENT.

AGREEMENT.
In pursuance Of an act of the General Assembly Of
State Indiana, approved Feb Is, 1857, entitled an
act TO provide for the Of Incorporated
and Incorporated cities"
| In il hereby agreed by aud bt tween the Common
Council of the city of Evansville and the President
Trustees OF the town of Lamaseo City that the said
of amasco City lie annexed TO the city OF Evansville
the following terms and conditions to-wt:
| FIRsr-The town OF Lamasco City shall become q
part uf the city Of Evansville TO all lntents purposes
upon ratification OF this agreement by majority of
the qualified voters of said city and town respectively.
under the provisions of sad act and the ciy Evans
Vile shall succeed TO- and become possessed Of and en-.
titled TO all the property real and PERSONAL and 10 all
The rights. credits moneys and effects OF tne SAID Town,
and said city shall be iiaole Tor all the ueDt eonuaes
and Liabilities of said town.
SKcoNp--Upon the ratification Of this agreement by
the said city and town as aforesaid and upon
the copsummation of the annexation OF said town 10
said city, underline provisions Of said act The trustees
of amasco City, snail be entitled 10 seats In
Tie Commonl,ouuciI of the city OF Evansville
bershercof and each ward OF the OF La.
masco City shall be and constitute ward OF the ell! OF
Evansville until the wards of the city OF evansville
shall changed by the Common Council OF the city, I'm
pursuance eff the charter thereof but tits understood
however that the wards of said city shall never tie s
arranged constituted TO deprive any part OF the
united city Gifts due weightin the Common Couhci ae-
cordng TO lis population.
TmRo-The stock in the Evansville and Crtwfords-
vile Railroad Company, now owneu and held b. the
present city of Evansville shall after the annexation be
hed by the Common Council Of the united city IN trust
for the benefit of that part of the United CIT! which con-
bers OF the Common Council representing the territory
wards constituting the present city OF Evansville or
maot, ofthem. shall control said stock and all ques-
tons relation thereto aud no property, persons, CT
cis hirgs within the territory wards Of the pres
eat town Lanasco aud not now taxable by the cor
por,e authorities of the city of Evansville shall ever
be taxed to pay her subscription ~ Inc e'paisiorS OF
id Railroad Z oinpahv. - N
10 the said city shall have been consumated the
which max TO meet the principal
of the debt contracted b. the city OF Evansville to
nav her subscription said capital stock OF said Rail-
road pany, shall be levied assessed and collected
upom all other persons. property, effects and things
which are may hereafter become subject 10 taxation
BY the corporate authorities OF the united city, saving
and excepting the property. persons. effects and things
expressly exempted from such taxation by the pre-
crdibg section Of this article.
FIrTuNohinr in the third article Of this agreement
shall be construed exclude the Councilman OF any
terrt ry which may be added to or incorporated into
the citv after the annexation of said town to said city,
shall have been eoBsummated, from having voice ia
the control of the said railroad stock, but the intention
az this agreement is that the people of such terri
tory shall have the same rights in said railroad stock
and be subject the burhens with the people of
tho present city OF Evansville.
SryTu That an election be held on the Goth day o.
March 1857 under the provisions of said act, the peo
ple of tn, ciIy Of Evansville and the town of Lamasco
city to upon the question of annexalion ofthe
town said city upon the terms specified In the agree
ment.
narties aforesaid until the town OF Lamas City is
annexed under the act providing for the Of
towns and cities" approved Feb ~, 1857
that the
proceed TO collect all taxes, delinquent otherwise
but after the annexation OF said town Of Lamasco City
city Of Evansville, the delinquent taxes for the
years 1855 and 1856 previous shall be
red on the duplicate tax list Of the city OF Evansville
and collected by the Collector Of Taxes OF the city of
Evansville. in the same manner asthe delinquent taxes
of said city collected by law and paid into the
city Treasury OF EveDsyille
ON motion Of Councilman Orr ii was further ordered
the said report be received and entered at large
upon the minutes of the Council, and that said Commit
tee be discharged.
on motion OF Conncilma. Orr, it was further ordered
by the the said draft nf
this council and the President AID Trustees of the
town of amasco city, be and the same is hereby adopt
ed as and for the agreement under and BY virtue
which the town of Lamasco city shall be annexed to
the cay Evansville, and that the President and Trus
tees OF said town be Immediately informed 10y the May.
or adoption Of said agreement by this Council and
be invited TO concur therein.
JOINT CnMHrTrEB.
JOHN HEwSON, Ch'mn, PETER SHARPE.
NJ. w. FOSTER, JOHN LAW,
CONRAD BAKER, JOHN A. REITZ.
ATTEST. WELL: H. WALKER, Clerk.
March Z, 1SJ1-o3w.