The record-union., 1892-04-02
ARTICLE i.
OF Boundaries, Rights and Liabilities.


of boundaries, Rights and Liabilities.
SECTION /. The municipal corporation. now
eIAa5iiiills, known as the City Of Sacramento,
etiall remain ana continue body polite and
coIpofdle, III name and in fact by the name
VI Lne CITY OF Sacramento. and by that name
s s nave perpetual succession, may sue and
siehu IA All courts and places, and in all mat
oeIs ana proceedings whatever, and may have
alu use a common seal, and the same alter al
pleasure; and may purchase, receive, hold and
enjoy real and personal property, within and
WlInout the City of Sacramento, and sell, con-
Ney ana dispose of the same for The common
Dehebti and may determine and declare what
gre pubic uses, and when the necessity eX-
isis of condemning lands therefor, and what
are the lands us necessary to condemn, and
may receive bequests gifts and donations of
all Kinds OF property, within and without the
CITY, In fee simple, or in trust for charitable or
other purposes, and do all acts necessary to
carry out the purposes of such requests, gifts
ana donations, with power TO manage, sell,
lease. or otherwise dispose of the same in ac-
cofdance with the terms OF the gift, bequest,
SEC. .. The public buildings, lands and
property, all rights Of property and rights OF
ACTON, all moneys, revenues and income be-
longing or appertaining TO the City OF Sacra-
mento, are hereby declared to be vested in
said City of Sacramento.
SEC. 3. The said City Of Sacramento shall
continue 10 have, hold, use and enjoy all
pubic buildings belonging TO the City Of sac
raInento and lands, wharvcs. waters. prop
erty real and PERSONAL, rights of property,
rights OF action, suits, actions, moneys, rev.
enues, income, books, documents, records,
archives, claims, demands, ana things in
possession ana action. Of every nature and
description, and shall be subject to all the OBJ
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-
mento 1or the recovery of any property,
money, or thing, belonging thereto, in law or
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 aga INST the
said City of Sacramento.
BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY.
SEC. 5. The boundaries of the CITY of Sac
ramento are 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
the twenty-s.Xth day of May A. d. eighteen
hundred and fiity-one, and running thence
down the center Of the channel of the Sacra-
mento River 10 Il point opposite the south
line OF street as laid down on the Official
map or plan Of the city Of Sacramento on file
in the Office OF the County Recorder OF the
County OF Sacramento; thence eaSterIy on
straight line and along the south line of Y
street to the east line OF Thirty-first stree. as
laid down on said map; thence northerly
along the east line Of Ihirty-hrSt street TO the
north line of A street Of produced to Thirty
first street.; thence westerly along the north
line OF A street 10 the east line OF Twenty
second street; thence along the east line OF
INVENT y-second street 10 the north line of +
street north; and thence westerly along the
north line OF street north to the center OF
The bed or channel of the American River as
1t existed on the tWenty-SiXth day OF MAY A.
u. eighteen hundred and frty-one; and thence
down the center OF the channel of said AmerI-
can River as 1t existed on the twCnty-siXtl
Gay OF May a. u. eighteen hundred and fifty
one, 10 the place of beginning.
DIVISION INTO WARDS.
SEC. 6. The City Of Sacramento is hereby di-
NldCd into nine wards, numbered consecu-
t.Vely from one TO nine inclusive, as follows:
All That portion OF the city lying north OF
the center OF X street and west of the center OF
Sixth street shall constitute the First Ward
\ II that portion OF the city lying south OF
the center of X street and west Of the center of
Fourth street shall constitute the Second
Ward.
o,eliior 81 - street, cast of ti'e center OF Fourth
street and west of the center OF Seventh street
snail constitute the Third Ward
All that portion of the city living 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
tie center OF street, cast 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 II street, east OF the center OF
seventh street, and west of the center of
Eleventh street, shall constitute the Sixth
Ward.
All that portion of the city lying south of
the center Of X street, east of tie center of
Eleventh street, and west of the center of
Ward
All that portion of the city lying north of
the center OF h 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 Is street and east of the center OF
Ward.