The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-03-18
AGREEMENT.

AGKEEMENT.
In Of an act Of the General Assembly Of
act TO provide for the annexation Of Incorporated
and incorporated ctes"
Council Of the city Of Evansville and the President
Trustees OF the Of Lamasco City that the said
of Lamasco City be annexed to the city of Evansville
the following terms and conditions to wit:
FRsr.-The town OF Lamasco City shall become a
part Of the city of Evansville to all nents and
upon a ratification Of ibis agreement by majority Of
the voters Of said city and town respectively
under provisions Of said act, and the city of Evans
willie shall succeed to- and become possessed Of and
titled to all the property real and personal and TO all
the rights credits moneys and effects of the said
and said city shall be liable for all the debt contracts
and liabilities of said town.
the voters of said city and town aforesaid and upon
the consumma alton Of the annexation of said town to
said city, underline provisions OF said act the Trustees
of the town of Lamasco City, shall be ened 10 seats in
the Common Council Of the city Of Evansville mem
and each ward Of the town Of La
Evansville, until the wards Of the city of Evansville
shall be changed by the Common Council of the city, in
pursuance ef the charter thereof but understood
arranged constituted as TO deprive any part Of the
united city of It's due weighin the Common Council
THKp-The stock in the Evansville and Crawfords-
Vile Railroad Company, now owBeu and held by the
present city OF Evansville shall after the annexation be
held by the Common Council of the united city in
for the benefit Of that part Of the United city which
stitutes the present city OF Evansville-and the men-
hers Of Common representing
or wards constituting the present city Of Evansville or
majority of them shall control said stock and all Ques-
tons relation thereto, and property persons, eff
fects thirgs within the territory wards of the pres
emf town of Lamasco. and not taxable by the
porate authorities of the city of Evansville shall ever
be taxed to pay her subscription 70 the capi.alsoek of
FouRrn.-Afte the said annexation Of the said town
to the said city shal have been consumaied the
es, of the debt contracted by the city of Evansville
pay her subscription TO said capital stock of said Rail-
road Company, shall be levied, assessed and collected
upon all other persons property, effects and things,
which are or NAV hereafter become subject 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 next pre-
cedibg section of this article.
FryTH.-Nothng in the third article ofthis agreement
shall be construed to exclude the Councilman Of any
territ Try which may be added to Incorporated into
the city after the Xation of said said civ,
shall have been consummaied, from having voice Ia
the Of the said railroad stock but the intention
of this agreement is that the people of any such terri
tory shall have the rights in said railroad stock
and be subject TO 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 said act for the peo
Die of tho city of Evansville and the town of Lamasco
City to vote upon the question of annexation ofthe SAID
town to said city upon the terms specified In the agree
ment.
parties aforesaid that until the nof La mas City is
annexed under the ''aCt providing for tie OF
incorporated and cities" approved Feb l6 1857
proceed to collect al taxes delinquent or Otherwise
but after the annexation OF said town Of Lamaseo City
to the city OF Evansville, the delinquent taxes for the
years 1855 and 1856 previous year, shall be
ried the duplicate tax list Of the city or Evansville
and collected by the Collector Of Taxes of the city oil
Evansville in the same as the delinquent
Of said city are collected by law and paid into The
city Treasury Of EveDsville.
On motion of Councilman Orr il further ordered
that the said report be received and entered at large
upon the minutes ofthe Council, and that said Commit
tee be discharged.
On motion Of Councilman Orr II further ordered
by the council that the said draft If agreement be
tween this the President AID Trustees of the
town Of amasco city, be aud the same is hereby adopt
ed as and for the agreement under, and by virtue Of
which the town Of Lamasco city shall be annexed 10
the city Evansville aud that the President Trus
tees Of said town be Immediately informed by the May
ofhe adoption Of said agreement BY this council and
be invited to concur therein.
JOINT COMMITTED.
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 z, 1357-d3w.