The record-union., 1892-03-29
ARTICLE L.
OF Boundaries, Rights and Liabilitie.

or boundaries, Rights and Liabilities.
SECTION I. The municipal cornoration now
eXlstlng, known as the City of Sacrament O.
snail remain and continue a BODY polite and
20 70 IPoTale, In name and in fact, by the name
81 tne City OIL sacramento, and by that name
shall nave perpetual succession NAV sue and
ue!end In all courts and places and in allmat-
lerS and proceedings whatever and NAV nave
ana 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
Fey ana dispose Of the same for the common
cement; and may determine and declare what
gre pubic uses, apd when the necessity cx-
lsts OF condemning lands therefor and what
are the lands tits necessary TO condemn. and
may receive requests, gifts and donations OF
al KINDS Of property, within and without tie
city. IL Zee simple, or in trust for charitable or
other purposes, and do all acts necessary 10
carry out the purposes Of such requests, gifts
ana donations with power TO manage, sell,
lease, or otherwise dispose Of the same in ac-
cordance with the terms of the gift, bequest,
or trust.
SEC Q. The public buildings lands and
property, all rights OF property and rights OF
action, all moneys, revenues and income be
longing or appertaining 10 the City Of Sacra-
nento, are hereby declared 10 be vested in
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 personall, rights of property,
rights OF action, suits, actions, moneys, rev
archives, claims, demands, ana Things IA
possession and action, Of every nature and
description and shaltbe subject 10 all the OBJ
legations, debts, liabilities dues and duties OF
the existing municipality.
SIC. 4. Suits, actions and proceedings may
be brought in the name Of the city Of Sacra-
mentO for 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 or 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. 5. The boundaries of the City of Sac
Tamento are as follows: Beginning at the
junction of the center of the channel of tbe
American River with the center of the chan
mel Of the Sacramento River as it existed on
the twenty-s ixth day Of May a. D. eighteen
hundred and hity-one, and running thence
down the center Of the channel of the Sacra-
mento River to a 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 q
straight line and along the south line of Y
street TO the east line OF Thirty first street as
laid down on said map; thence northerly
along the east line of Thirty first street To the
north line Of A street Of produced to Thirty
urst street.; thence westerly along the north
line OF \ street TO the east line of Twenty
second street; thence along the cast line OF
TWeniy-second street to the north line of b
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
it existed on the twenty-sixth day of May H.
y. eighteen hunQred and hfty-one; and thence
down the center OF the channel of said Ameri-
can River as 1t existed on the twenty-sixth
day of May A. D. eighteen hundred and fifty
one, 10 the place Of beginning.
DIVISION INTO WARDS.
g The CITY of Ia m is barabyr n
Vided into nine wards, numbered consecu-
lively 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.
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.
All that portion of the city lying south of the
center of X 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 Ten h
street shall constitute the Fourth Ward
All that portion of the city lying north of
the center of h street, east of the center of
Tenth street and west of the center of 81 X
teenth street shall constitute the Fifth Ward.
All that portion OF the city lying south OF
the center OF h 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 X street and east OF the center of
sixteenth street, shall constitute the Eighth
Ward.
All that portion Of the city lying south of
the center of X street and east of the center of
Nineteenth street. shall constitute the Ninth
ward.