The record-union., 1892-03-30
ARTICLE I.
or Boundaries, Rights and Liab,Ifties

SECTION /. The municipal corporation. now
existing, known as the City Of Sacramento
snal remain and continue body polite and
corporate, In name and in fact, by the name
OF the City of Sacramento and by that narne
sial nave perpetual succession may sue and
aeIend In all courts and places and in all mat
teFs ana proceedings whatever and may have
anu use common seal, and the same alter at
pleasure; and may purchase, receive, hold and
eI!oy rea! and personal property, within and
without the City of Sacramento, and sell, con
Fey and dispose OF the same for the common
beneht; and may determine and declare what
ere pubic uses. and when the necessity eX-
ISIS or condemntng lands therefor and wnat
ere Tue lands tits necessary to condemn, and
may receive requests gifts and donations OF
al Kinds OF property, within and without the
city In Zee simple, or in trust for charitable or
other purposes, and do all acts necessary TO
carry out the purposes of such requests, gift S
ana donations, with power to manage, sell,
lease, or otherwise dispose of the same in ac-
cordanee with the terms Of the gift, bequest,
or trust.
SEC. @. The public buildings, lands and
property, all rights Of property and rights OF
action, ali moneys, revenues and income be
longing or appertaining 10 the City Of Sacra-
Inento, are hereby declared TO be vested 10
said City OF Sacramento.
SEC-3. The said City OF Sacramento shall
continue TO have, hold, use and enjoy all
public buildings belonging to the city of sac
ramento, and lands, wharyes, waters. prop
erty real and PERSONAL, rights of property,
rights OF action, suits, actions, moneys, rev.
enues, income, books, documents, records,
possession and action, of every nature and
description, and shall be subject to all the Oh
legations, debts, liabilities, dues and duties OF
the existing municipality.
SEC. 4. suits, actions and proceedings may
oe brought in the name OF the City of Sacra-
mcnto for the recovery of any property,
equity, or dedicated 10 public use therein, or
for the enforcement OF any rights Of or con-
tracts with said City OF Sacramento whether
made or arising or accruing before or after the
adoption OF this charter; and all existing
suits, actions and proceedings in the courts or
elsewhere to which said city is party shall
continue 10 be carried on by or against the
said CITY of Sacramento.
BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY.
SEC. s. The boundaries of the City of Sac
Tamcnto ore as follows: Beginning at the
junction Of the center OF the channel OF the
American River with the center of the chan
mel Of the Sacramento River as il existed on
1he twenty-sxth day of May a. D. eighteen
hundred and ftty-one, and running thence
down the center OF the channel of the Sacra-
1nento River TO point opposite the south
line Of street as laid down on the Official
map or plan of the city OF Sacramento on lille
IN the Office of the County Recorder of the
County of Sacramento; thence eaSterly on a
straight line and along the south line of Y
street 10 the east line OF Thirty first street rs
laid down on said map; thence northerly
along the east line OF Thirty-hrst street to the
north line OF street Of produced to Thirty.
FIRST street.; thence westerly along the north
line of a street TO the cast line OF Twenty.
second street; thence along the east line O
Twenty-second street to the north line of i
street north; and thence westerly along the
north line OF street north to the center O1
Inc bed or channel Of the American River as
it existed on the twenty-sixth day OF May A
j. eighteen hundred and dfty-One; and thence
down the center OF the channel of said Ameri-
can River as il existed on the twenty-sixtil
day of May A. D. eighteen hundred and fifty.
one, to the place of beginning.
DIVISION INTO WARDS.
SEC. 6. The City Of Sacramento lie hereby dt
Nided into nine wards, mum bered consecu.
lively from one TO nine inclusive. as follows:
All that portion OF the city lying north OF
the center Of * street and west OF the center OF
Sixth street shall constitute the First Ward.
All that portion OF the city lying south OF
the center of K street and west of the center OF
Fourth street shall constitute the Second
Ward.
an that portion Of the city lying south of the
ceIlter OF K street, east of the center of Fourth
street and west Of the center Of Seventh street
shall constitute the Third Ward.
All that portion of the city lying north OF
the center OF X street east OF the center of
sixth street and west OF the center Of Tenth
street shall constitute the Fourth Ward
All that portion of the city lying north OF
The center OF X street, east Of the center OF
Tenth street and west OF the center of Six
tenth street shall constitute the Fifth Ward.
All that portion Of the city lying south OF
the center of X street, east OF the center OF
Eleventh street, shall constitute the Sixth
Ward.
IN that portion OF the city lying south OF
the center of X street, east of the center OF
Eleventh street, and west OF the center OF
Nineteenth street, shall constitute the Seventh
Ward.
An that portion of the city lying north OF
the center OF X street and east OF the center OF
sixteenth street, shall constitute the Eighth
Ward.
An that portion Of the city lying south of
the center OF * street and east of the center OF
Ward.