The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-03-20
AGREEMENT.

AGREEMENT.
In pursuance OF an act of the General Assembly the
State of Indiana, approved Feb Is 1857, entitled IAN
act provide for the of towns
and Incorporated cities"
II is hereby agreed by AID between the Common
Council of the city Of Evansville and the President aEd
Trustees Of Of Lamasco City that said
OF City be anne xed to the city of Evansville
the following terms and conditions to-wit:
Frusr.-The town OF Lamaseo City shall become
mart of the cit, of Evansville all ntenis pu
upon a ratification of this agreement by majority of
the qualified voters of said City and town respectively
under the provisions OF said act and the city of Evans
Vile shall succeed TO. and become possessed Of and
titled 10 all the property real and personal, and 10 all
the rights credits moneys and effects of the said town,
ard said city shall be liable FOR all the debts contracts
Sxco.p--Upon the ratification Of this agreement by
the voters Of said city and town aforesaid and upon
the contamination OF the annexation of said town TO
said city, the provisions OF said act the Trustees
of the OF amasco City, shall be enilled to seats in
the Common Council Of the city of Evansville
and each ward of the present town OF La
n,.co Civ shall be and constitute ward of the cit, Of
Evansville, until the wards Of the city OF Evansville
shall be changed by the Common Council OF the city in
however that the wards of said city shall never he
arranged constituted To deprive any part of the
united city ofts due weightn the Common Council ac-
cording TO its population.
vile Railroad Company, now owned and held by the
present city Of Evansvie shall amer the anncXat1 be
held by the Common Council the united city
for the benefit Of that part of the United city which
stituies the present city OF Eyansye--and the mem.
bers of the Common Council representing the territory
wards constituting The present city OF Evansville or
majority OF Them shall control said stock. and all ques-
tons relation thereto. and property, persons. e
fscs or thirs within me ,erory or wards OF me pres
ent of Lamasco. and not now taxable by the cor
poraic authorities OF tho city of E' insyille shall ever
be taxed pay her subscription 10 the cap.alstoc& OF
said Railroad Company.
FotRTn-After the said annexation OF the said town
10 the said city shall have been consumai9d the aAes
which may be to mces the principal and inter
debt contracted by the city Of Evansville to
nav her subscription TO said capital stock OF said Rail
Cam stall he levied n tossed ard colerrd
h are o. NAV hereaftr brcone saIeet To- ,axn,Ion
BIZ the corporate authorities of the united city, saving
and excepting the property persons. effects aud things,
expressly exempted from such taXs;on by the next pre-
cedihg section OF this article.
F,rTu-Nohing in the third article orthis agreement
shall be nsirued exclude the Councilman of any
Try which may be added to Or incorporated into
the city after tc annexation OF said town TO said CITY,
shall have been cobsummaied from having voice la
of the said iairoad stock. but the intention
of this agreement Is the people or any such terri
tory shall have the same rights in said railroad stock
and be subec, the burthens with the people Of
the present city OF Evansville.
SrxTu--That an election be held the Goth day
March 1857 under the provisions Of said act for the reo
Pile of tbs city of Evansville aud the town of Lamasco
Civ upon the question of annexation Oft said
said city upon the terms specified in The agree
ment.
payiies aforesaid that until the townot ianas City Is
annexed under the act providing for TIC annexation OF
Incorporated towns aud cities" approved Feb I6 1857
that the Marshal of the of lainasco City shall
proceed 10 collect al taxes. delinquent otherwise
bot after the annexation OF said town Of Iamasco City
the city OF Evansville, the delinquent taxes for the
years 1855 and isJj year, shall be
ried on the upcate list Of the city OF Evansville.
and collected by the Collector OF Taxes of the city Of
Eyansv,e. in the manner asthe delinquent taxes
OF city collected by law and paid into the
city Treasury OF EveBsviile.
On motion OF Councilman Orr, IL was further ordered
that said report be received and entered at large
upon the minutes of tho Council aud that said Commit
tee he discharged.
On mot on of Councilman Orr. IL wasfurthcr ordered
BY the council that the said draii Of agreement be-
this and the President ard Trustees Of The
town Of amssco city, be aud the same Is hereby adopt
ed as and for the agreement under and by virtue Of
which the of Lamasco city shall be annexed to
the ciy 81 Evansville. aad that The President ami rus
tees of said town be Immediately informed by the May
or othe adoption of said agreement by this council aud
| be invited to CONCUR therein.
COMMITTEE.
/ JOHN HEwSoN Ch'mn, PETER SHARPE,
NJ. W. FOSTER. JOHN LAW.
CONRAD BAKER, JOHN A. REITZ.
True copy from record
Attest WELL. II. WALKER, Clerk.
March :. Is51-d3w.