The Evansville daily journal., 1857-03-17
AGREEMENT.

AGREEMENT.
In pursuance of an of the General Assembly of the
State of Indiana, approved Feb. Is. 1857, entitled 'au
act to provide the annexation Incorporated towns
and Incorporated eties'
Il is hereby agreed by AID between the Common
Council of the city of Evansville aud the President and
Trustees Of the of Jamasco City said tow
of Laasco City be annexed to the city of Evansville on
the following terms and conditions to.yit:
F,psr-The town of Lamasco City shall become a
part of the city of Evansville to all nents and purposes
upon ratification OF this agreement by majority of
the qualified of said city and town respectively
under the provisions of said act and the city of Evans
willie shall succeed to- and become possessed and
titled to all the property real and psfsons and TO all
the rights credits, moneys and effects of the said town,
and said city shall be liaole for all the debts contracts
and liabilities of said town.
SEcoND.-Upon the ratification of this agreement by
the of said city and town as aforesaid and upon
the cousummation of the annexation of said town 10
said cit underhe provisions of said act the Trustees
town of amasco City, shall be entitled to seats in
the Common Council Of the city of Evansville
bershercc and each ward of the present town of La
rnasco City shall be and constitute ward of the city of
Evansville until the wards Of the city of Evansville
snail be changed by the Common Council of the city, in
however that the wards OF said city shall never to so
arranged constituted TO deprive any part of the
united city ofts due weightin the Common Council
cortno 10 its population
TU.ep-The stock in the Evansville and CrIwfords-
willie Railroad Company, now owneG and held by the
nresent cy OF Evansville, shall after annexation be
helf Inv the Common Council of the united cy in trust
for the benefit Of that part of the United city which
stutes the present city OF Evansvilleand the
wards constituting the present city OF Evansville or
majority ofthem shall coutrOl said stock and all ues-
tons in relation thereto. and property persons. e
fscs or things within the territory wards of the pres
ent town of Lauasco, and not now taxable by the
porate authorities OF the city of Evansville shall ever
be taxed pay her subscription 70 the capital stock
FouRTu-after the said annexation OF the said town
TO the said cily shall have been consumated the
which may be necessary TO meet the princip and
est of debt contracted by the city of Evansville
pay her subscription TO said capital stock OF said Rail-
h..l .f..I
upon all other persons property, effects and things,
which are may hereaftsr bgcome subject 10 taxation
Ly The corporate authorities OF the united city, saving
and excepting The property persons effects and things,
expressly exempted from such taxation the next pre-
eedins section Of this article.
FIFTE-Noihing in The third article ofthis agreement
shall be construed tJ exclude the Councilman of any
territory which may be added 10 or incorporated into
ha city after the nexation of said town TO said civ,
shall have been rousummated, from having a voice IL.
the control of the said railroad stock but the intention
of this agreement Is hat the people of any such terri
tory shall have the rights in said rail- road stock
and be ectto the same burhens with the people OF
the present cit, of Evansville.
srxTH.--Thai an election be held on the Goth day o
March 1857 under the provisi ofsa!d act for the peo
pe of the city of Evansville and the town of Lamasco
City upon the question of annexation of the
TO said city upon the terms spsehed IN the agree
ment.
SEvExTH.-I ia further agreed and understood bv the
P''''oa 80 a. 60, - : - !, - g - n =,
Incorporated towns and cities" approved Feb 1G 1867
that the Marshal of the town Of Lamasco City shall
but after the annexation OF said town Of LamascO City
10 the city OF Evansville the delinquent taxes for the
years 1855 and 1855 previous year shall be
ried on duplicate tax lis. of the city or Evansville
collected by the Collector Of Taxes of the city o
Evansville in the same manner ashe delinquent taxes
OF said city collected by law, and paid into the
city Treasury Of EveDsyille.
On motion of Councilman Orr it was further ordered
that the said report be received and entered at large
upon the minutes of the Council and that said Commit
be discharged.
On motion OF Councilman orr I, farther oraered
by the council that the said draft IF agreement be
tween council and the President and Trustees of the
town of Lamaseo city, be and the same is hereby adopt
cd "a and for the agreement under. and by virtue o
which the town of Lamasco city shall be annexed 10
the civ nsyile, and that the President and rus
tees of said town be Immediately informed by the May
or ofthe adoption of said agreement by this eounc and
| lie invited to concur therein
JOINT COMMITTEE.
JOHN HEWSON, Ch'mn, PETER SHARPE,
N, w. FOSTER JOHN LAW,
CONRAD BAKER, JOHN A. REITZ.
True copy from record
ATTEST. WELL. II. WALKER, Clerk.
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