The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-03-04
REPORT
JOHN HEWSON Chin,
NJ. W. FOSTER,
AGREEMENT.

In pursuance Of an act OF the General AS
semby Of the State of Indiana, approved Fe b.
10th 1857 entitled IAN act 10 provide for the
annexation of incorporated towns to incorpo-
rated cities, and for the consolidation or union
Of incorporated towns and incorporated cities.
1t is hereby agreed by and between the
Common Council OF the City Of Evansville
and the President and Trustees Of the town Of
Lamasco city, that the said town of Lamasco
city, be annexed to the city of Evansville on
the following terms and conditions to wit:
FIRsr.-The town of Lamasco city shall be-
come a part Of the city Of Evansville to all in
tentsand purposes, upon the ratifi a'ion OF this
agreement by o 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 entitled to, all the property real and
personal, and al the rights, credits, moneys
and effects Of the said Town, and said city
shall be liable FOR all the debts, contracts and
liabilities of said Town.
SECoND.--Upon the ratification of this
agreement by the voters Of said city and town
as aforesaid, and upon the consummaton OF
the annexation Of said Town to said City, I'M
der the provisions Of said act, the Trustees OF
the Town of Lamasco city, shall DO entitled
TO seats in the Common Council Of the City OF
] Evansville as members thereof and each Ward
lof the present Town Of Lamasco city shall be
and constitute a Ward Of the city Of Evans
vile, until the Wards Of the city Of Evans
vile shall be changed by the Common Council
of the city, inpursuance of the charter thereof
but it is understood however, that the ward.
of said city shall never he so arranged oil
CONSTITUTED as to deprive any part OF the uni.
ted city of its doe weight in the Common
: Council according to its population.
: TuRD.-Ths stock in the Evansville and
Charlottesville Rail Road Company, now
owned and held by the present city of Evans
5 vile, shall, after the annexation be held by
: the Common Council of the united city il
trust for the benefit Of that part of the united
; city which constitutes the present city o
Eyansyillc-and the members the Common
a Council representing the territory or ward:
constituting the present city Of Evansville, OF
a majority OF them, shall control said stock
2 and all questions in relation thereto--and NJ
c property, persons, effects or things within tn,
territory or wards Of the present Town OF La
$ masco, and not now taxable by the corporal,
: authorities of the city Of Evansville shaltev
; taxed to pay any OF the principal or interest
$ OF the debt contracted by the city of Evans
: vine 10 pay MGR SUBSCRIPTION I'D tue capita
i stock Of said Rail Ro:d Company.
t FoURTH. After the said annexation OF tn
said town to the said city shall have been col.
sunmated, the taxes which may be necesssr
to meet the principal and interest of the deb
II contracted by the city of Evansville to pa
her subscriRtion to said capital stock Of sal
Rail Road Company. shall be levied, asSesse
and collected upon all other persons, property
effects and things, which are or may hereaite
v become subject to taxation by the corporal
authorities of the united city, saving and ex
4 ceptihg the property, persons, effects an
re things, expressly exempted from such taxatio
1t by the next preceding section OF this article
1rl FIFTiL--Nothing in the hird article Of III;
IS agreement shall be construed to exclUde tn
e Councilman Of any territory which may b
t added TO or Incorporated into the city after til
;s annexation of said Town to said city, shal
d contaminated, from having a voice in the con
n troll Of said rail road stock but the intention
J. o. this agreement is that the people of an
]. such territory shall have the same rights i
N slid rail road stock and be subject to the san
1t tnrthens with the people Of the present city
q Evansville.
m SIxrr.-That an election be held on tn
e 26th DAY of March under the provisions
:. said act, for the people of the city Of Evans
10 vile AMI Of the town Of Lamasco City to vet
ID upon the question of annexation of the sal
a. town to said city upon the terms specified
lie the agreement.
SEVENTH. 1t is further agreed and undel