The record-union., 1892-03-26
City Of Sacramento.
ARTICLE L.
OF Boundaries, Rights and Liabilities
FOR THE

Or Boundaries, Rights and Liabilities.
SECTION L. The municipal cornoration now
existing, known as the civ Of Sacramento
shan remain and continue body polite and
Co - porate, lh name and in fact, by the name
OF Lne City of Sacramento and by that name
shaIi nave perpetual succession may sue and
oelend IN all courts and places and in all mat
ters ana proceedings whatever, and may have
aiu use common seal, and the same alter at
pressure; and may purchase, receive, hold and
ENJOY real and personal property, within and
without the City of Sacramento, and SELL con-
Ney ana dispose of the same for the common
cement; and may determine and declare what
are public uses, and when the necessity eX-
ISIS or condemning lands therefor, and what
are the lands 1t is necess airy to condemn, and
may receive bequests gifts and donations OF
all kinds Of property, within and without the
CITY, IN lee simple, or in trust for charitable or
oIfief purposes, and do all acts necessary TO
carry out the purposes of such requests gift S
and donations, with power To manage, sell,
lease, or otherwise dispose of the same in ac-
or trust.
SEC. Q. The public buildings, lands and
property, all rights Of property ana rights OF
action, 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 TO have, hold, use and enjoy ali
public buildings belonging to the City of sac
famento, and lands, wharves, waters, prop
erty real and PERSONAL, rights OF property,
rights OF action, suits, actions, moneys, rev.
enues, income, books documents, records
archives, claims, demands, and things in
possession and 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
be brought in the name of the City of Sacra-
1nento for the recovery of any property,
money, or thing, belonging thereto, in law or
equity, or dedicated TO 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 TO be carried on by or against 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 ii existed on
the twenty-sixth day of May A. D. eighteen
hundred ana fiity-one, and running thence
down the center of the channel of the Sacra-
1nento River 10 point opposite the south
line OF street as laid down on the Official
map or plan of the city o. Sacramento on file
in the Office Of the County Recorder OF the
County of Sacramento: thence eaSterly or a
straight line and along the south line of
street 10 the east line OF Thirty-first strc et as
laid down on said map; thence northeriy
along the east line of Thirty-first street 10 the
north line of n street Of produced to Thirty
first street, thence westerly along the north
line of street to the east line of TWENTY
second street: thence along the east line OF
Invent -second street TO the north line of Il
street north; and thence westerly along the
north line of b street north 10 the center OF
the bed or channel of the American River as
IT existed on the twenty-siXth day OF May A.
j.. eighteen hundred and fifty-one; and thence
down the center OF the channel of said Ameri-
can River as it existed on the twenty-si xth
Gay OF May A. D. eighteen hundred and fifty
one, TO the place of beginning.
DIVISION INTO WARDS.
SEC. 6. The City Of Sacramento is hereby di-
Vided into nine wards, numbered consecu-
lively from one to nine Inclusive as follows:
All mat 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 living south of
the center OF X street and west of the center of
Fourth street shall constitute the Second
Ward
All that portion of the city lying south of the
center or h 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
tie center OF X street, east of the center of
Tenth street and west of the center of six
teentu 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
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 the center of
Eleventh street and west of the center OF
Nineteenth street, shall constitute the Seventh
Ward
All that portion of the city lying north OF
the center of h street and east of the center OF
Ward
All that portion Of the city lying south of
the center of * street and east of the center OF
Ward.