The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-03-26

to said cy beg leave to the joint committee
have consulted together and agree to 70 tne
jdent and Trustees of the town Of Lamasco City the ao
option of an agreement, copy o. which ,s ncfew"n
N. w. FOSTER,
CONRAD BAKER. -
-.-r - COMMITTEE.
AGREEMENT
In pursuance of an ofthe General Assembly ofthe
State of Indiana, approved Feb Is 1857 entitled AN
act to provide for the towns
aN 7, ia hereby agreed by aid between the Common
rouncil of the CITY Evansville and the President and
Of the town of Lamasco City said
Of Lamasco City be annexed to the city OF Evansville on
the following terms and eonai,lon C. o-w :,, hao
nf the city of Evansville all ntents and purposes
upon ratification Of this agreement oy msJors OF
the ed voters said city and tow respectively
the provisions Of said act and the city OF Evans
xle shall succeed to- and become possessed Of and en-
titled to all the property real and personai and to all
the riyht. credits moneys and effects of the said town.
and aid city shall be aole for all the debts contracts
and labilitie. of said town: ~ ,h;. ,.ee,, NV
the voters of said city and town and upon
the consummaiion Of the annexation Of SAID town 70
.ad ctv ovsions of said act the Trustees
of Inc town of amasco City, shall be ened TO seats in
the Common Council of the city Of Evansville rs mem.
and each ward of the present town Of La.
scn CITY 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 oil the cy IN
nm r.uance eff the charter thereof but tits understood
however that wards of said city shall never tie
arranged or constituted as TO deprive any part OF the
united city of due weghtn the Common Council &C.
TmRnThe stock in the Evansville aud CT wfords-
willie Railroad Company, now owneu and held by the
en city OF Evansville shall alter the annexation be
held by the Common Council of the united city In trust
for the benefit Of that par, OF the United cry which con
ba-s of the Common Council representing the territory
or wards constituting the present city Of Evansville or
tons in relation thereto and property persons eff
fcts or tning within the terri wards of tho
ent town of and not now taxable by the cor
authorities of the city Of Evansville shall
be taxed to pay her subscription to the capialsocS OF
sid Railroad Company:
to the said citv shall have been consnmatcd the taxes
which may be necessary to meet The prireip and inter
paw her subscription said capital stock OF said Rail
road Company shall be levied, assessed and collected
all Other aS hesesdr Ieeome subject 10
by the corporate authorities of the united city, saving
and excepting the property persons effects and things
expressly exempted rom sueh taxation .! inc
oeding section OF this article.
F,rTuNohing in the third article ofthis agreement
shall be construed exclude the Councilman Of any
t.rIit nv which may be added Incorporated into
the CITY after the annexation OF said town TO said CIV
shall have been consummated from having voice II.
of this agreement that the people OF any such terri
tory shall have the same rights in said railroad stock
and subject 10 the same burhens win Inc people OIL
SrxTu--That an election be held the 26th day o.
March 1857 under the provs us OF SAID ae Tor the eo
ME of In. city of and the of Lanasco
civ TO vote UP son Of annexation of sa
town to said city upon the terms specified in the agree
ment.
SEyrNru-It further agreed and understood by the
paytes aforesaid that until the ownof Lamas City !:
xed under the providing for theanne xaiion o.
ncorporated tow and cities" approved Feb L. les.
that the Marshal of the town of Lamasco City shall
proceed TO cole Ct taxes delinquent otherwise
but after The annexation OF said town Of Lamasco City
10 the city Of Evansville, the delinquent taxes for the
wears 1855 and 1856 or any previous year. shall be
ried on the dupicate list of the city OF Evansville
and collected the Collector of Taxes OF the city
Evansville in the asthe delinquent tax
of said city are collected by law and paid into the
city Treasury OF EveDsyiile. 49, ...,...,.., -,
on motion Councilman Orr, IL was further ordered
that 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 Conncilmah Orr. it was further ordered
by the council that said draft Of an agreement be
tween this council and the President and Trustees oil tn
town of amasco city, be aud the same IS hereby adopt
ed AZ and for the agreement under. and by virtue o
which the town Of Lamasco city shall be annexed z
The civ OF Evansville and that the President and rus
tees of said 10 wn be Immediately informed 10y the May
adoption of said agreement by this council ane
be invited to concur therein. j. -E--...
JOINT COMMITTEE.
JOHN HEwsON. Ch'mn, PETER SHARPE.
NJ. w. FOSTER, JOHN LAW,
CONRAD BAKER. JOHN a. REliZ.
True copy from record
.,1rsr WELL. II. WALKER, CLERK.
March :, 1sJ7-d3w.