The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-03-21
AGREEMENT.

AGREEMENT.
In Of act ofthe General Assembly OF the
State Indiana, approved Feb Is, 1857 entitled AN
provide for the annexation OF Incorporated towns
II is hereby agreed by AID between the Common
coupcil of the c.y Of Evansville and the Present a
of Iaseo City be annexed to the city of Evansville
The following terms and conditions to-wii:
FiRsr.-The town of Lamasco City shall become n
II the city OF Evansville 10 all inienis ans purposes
npon a ratification OF this agreement 10. uaiort. OF
the qualified voters of said eity aid town respectively.
under the provisions of said act and tae city oi EVANS
VILE shall succeed TO. and become possessed Of anu en-
titled all the property real and r-rsoai aud to oil
tho rights credits, moneys aud effects OF the said town.
,d said city shall be aoe all the deOt., contracts
aud abilities Of said town.
the voters of said city and town aforesaid. and upon
the cons nmalon of the annexation of said town l"
said city provisions of laid aet ihe Trustees
of the town City, shall be cn.ilrd to seats IN
the Common Councii of the city Of Evansville u..'
bersthereo ard each ward OF the present town ol La
laseo City shall be and consutue ward OF tie city o
Evansville until the wards ut the city OF ENaisvllie
snail bc changed by the tommon Council OF the elIy,n
pursuance ef the charter thereof but ii> understood
however that wards of said civ shall never tie SD
arranged or constituted TO deprive any part OF the
united city Of lis due weighin the Common Council ac-
cordng to its population.
VILE Railroad Company, now OwDeo and held b. the
present city Of Evansville saall after the annexation be
held by Common Council the united cit! in trust
for tho benefit Of part of the United city which
situes the present city oil Evansvlle-and The mein-
bers the Common Council representing The territory
wards constituting the present city OF Evansville or
majority ofthcm shall control said stock. and all CUES.
tons in relation thereto aud no PROPERTY, Iersous eff
-ets or inirgs thin he territory pres
ent town OF and not now taxable by the cor
porare authorities OF tho city Of Evansville shall ever
be- taxed to pa! her subscription 10 the capaisioeA OF
FouSTu-After the said annexation OF the sail town
TO the said city shall have been consumasd the taxes
debt contracted hy the ci! of Evansville 20
pay her subscription 10 said capital stock OF SAID Kali
road Company, shall be levied assessed and collected
which are or may hereafter become subject 10 taxation
by the corporate authorizes OF the UTILIZED city, saving
and excepting the property. persons effects and lhnss
expressly from such taxation sy the next
cooling section of this article.
FlFrnNohing in the third article 81 this agreement
shall be construed exclude the Councilman OF any
ternt ~ which may be added To or incorporated into
the city after the Xaton OF said town 10 said cy
slall have been eonsuminated, frem having voice la
the control OF the said railroad stock, but The intention
this agreement is tnat the people of any such terri
tory shall have the rights ia said railroad stock
aud be subject the burhens with The people Of
the present city OF Evansville
Srxru--Thai election be held on the Goth day
March 1857 uuder the proy s OF d aet, FOR the pco
r,e If the city OF Evansville aud the town OF amasco
City upon the question of Annexation oftbe sad
to said city upon the terms spseinei IN the agree
nent.
SgvRxrH-Ii IL further agreed and understood By the
pa ties aforesaid that until the ,ow OF amas Oh! is
annexed under 'aci providing foT tie annexation OF
incorporated and cities" approved Feb It, lS5
thar the Marshal of the town of lamasco Cit! shall
but after The amaeN alton OF said town Of Lainasco City
to the city OF Evansville, the delinquent taxes Tor The
years ls55 and 1885 any previous year shall DC e5r
ried on the list OF the city Of Evansville
and collected by the Collector Of Taxes OF the city Of
Evansville. in the manner asihe delinquent taxes
said city are row cOiSeted D! aw ana pad INTO inc
city Treasury OF EveDsyille.
On motion OF Councilman Orr. ii was further ordered
thar the sao report be received and entered at large
upon the min OF the Council and that said Commit
lee be discharged.
on motion OF Conncima.. Orr. i, VAST further ordered
by the council that The said draft If agreemeni be-
tween council and the President az Trustees OF the
town city be and the same is hereby ADOPT
ed ~ and for the agreement under and by virtue OF
which the Of Lnmasco city shall be annexed TO
the civ OF Evansville and that the President Trus
tees Of said town be Immediately informed b. the May
ofhe adoption of said agreement by this eounei and
be invited 10 concur therein.
COMMITTEE.
JOHN HEWsON. Ch'mn, PETER SHARPE,
NJ. w. FOSTER, JOHN LAW.
CONRAD BAKER. JOHN A. kEITZ.
True copy from record
.rrrsr WELL. Y. WALKER, Clerk.
Murcn = lSJ. DIV.