The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-04-09
CHAR {
FOR THE
City Of Sacramento.
ARTICLE 1.
OF Boundaries, Rights and Ltabiltties
FOR THE


SECTION 1. The municipal corporation now
eXlstlng, known as the City of Sacramento
bhatl remain and continue a body polite and
corporaie, IN name and In fact by the name
oi tne City OF Sacramento. and by that name
small nave perpetual succession. may sue and
ueiend IN all courts and places, and in all mat
Lers and proceedings whatever, and may have
anu use a common seal, and the same alter al
pleasure; and may purchase, receive, hold and
ENJOY real and personal property, within and
"ltnout the City of sacramento, and sell, con
Ney ana dispose OF the same for the common
Denent and may determine and declare what
are public uses. and when the necessity eX-
isis of condemning lands therefor, and what
are the lands It's necessary to condemn, and
may receive requests, gifts and donations OF
all kinds OF property, within and without the
city. In fee simple, or in trust for charitable OF
other purposes and do all acts necessary to
carry out the purposes of such requests, gifts
and donations, with power to manage, sell
lease, or otherwise dispose of the same in nc
cordance with the terms of the gift, bequest
or trust.
SEC. g. The public buildings, lands and
property, all rights of property and rights OF
action, all moneys, revenues and income be
longing or appertaining TO the City of Sacra
mento, are hereby declared TO be vested il
said City of Sacramento.
SEC. 3. The said City of Sacramento shall
continue 10 have, hold, use and enjoy al
public buildings belonging to the City of sac
ramento, and lands, wharves, waters, prop
erty real and personalI, rights of property
rights OF action, suits, actions, moneys. rev
enues, income, books, documents, records
archives, claims, demands, and things il
possession and action, of every nature anC
description and shall be subject to all the OBJ
legations, debts, liabilities, dues and duties o.
the existing municipality.
SEC. 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 OF
equity, or dedicated 10 public use therein, OF
for the enforcement of any rights Of, or con
tracts with, said City of Sacramento, whether
made or arising or aceruing before or after the
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suits, actions and proceedings in the courts Oh
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
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 it existed on
the twenty-sixth day of May A. D. eighteen
hundred and hfty-one, and running thence
down the center of the channel of the Sacra,
mento River TO 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 easterly on g
straight line and along the south line of
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
first street.; thence westerly along the nortl
line OF A street to the east line of Twenty
second street; thence along the east line 0
TWenty-second street to the north line of J
Street north and thence westerly along tn,
north line OF b street north TO the center o
the bed or channel of the American River al
il existed on the twenty-sixth day OF May A
D. eighteen hundred and fifty-one; and theme
down the center OF the channel of said Ameri
can River as it existed on the twenty-sixtl
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
al that portion of the city lying north o
the center OF X street and west of the center o
Sixth street shall constitute the First Ward.
All that portion of the city lying south o
the center of X street and west of the center o.
Fourth street shall constitute the Secono
Ward.
All that portion of the city lying south of tht
center of street, east OF the center of Fourth
street and west of the center of Seventh street
snail constitute the Third Ward.
All that portion of the city lying north o
the center OF K street, east Of the center o
Sixth street and west of the center of Tentt
street shall constitute the Fourth Ward
All that portion of the city lying north O.
the center of street, east of the center o
Tenth street and west OF the center of Six
teenth street shall constitute the Fifth Ward
All that portion of the city lying south O
The center OF Il street, east of the center O
Eleventh street, Shall constitute the Sixth
Ward.
All that portion of the city lying south O
the center of X street, east of the center O
Eleventh street, and west of the center O
Nineteenth street, shall constitute the Seventh
Ward.
All that portion of the city lying north o
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 o.
Ward.