The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-03-25
ARTICLE I.
OF Boundaries, Rights and Liabilities.

or Boundaries, Rights and Liabilities.
SECTION L The nuniciral co,.,oratio, no,y
e4lsilng, known as the City OF Sacramento.
snaI remain and continue a BODY polite and
eoL poraie, In name and in fact, by the name
oI tne City OF Sacramento and by that name
shaIl nave perpetual succession NAV sue and
ueIehd IN all courts anu places and in ali mat
tets ana proceedings whatever, and may have
Gnu use common seal, and the same alter at
pleasure; and may purchase, receive, hold and
ENJOY real and personal property within and
"lthout The City OF Sacramento, and sell, con-
icy ana dispose OF the same for the common
peheht; and may determine and declare what
are pupllc uses, and when the necessity eX-
ISIS OF condemning lands therefor, and what
are the lands tits necessary to condemn. and
may receive requests, gifts and donations Of
81 Kinds of property, within and without the
CITY In fee simple, or in trust for charitable or
Gthef purposes, and 90 all acts necessary to
carry out the purposes OF such requests, gifts
ana donations, with power 10 manage, sell,
lease, Or otherwise dispose Of the same in ac-
cordance with the terms OF the gift, bequeSt,
or trust.
SEC. 8. The public buildings, lands and
property, all rights OF property and rights OF
ACTON, all moneys, revenues and income be
longing or appertaining 10 the City OF Sacra-
mento, are hereby declared 80 be vested in
SAID City OF Sacramento.
SEC. 8. The said City of Sacramento shall
continue TO have, hold, use and enjoy all
public buildings belonging TO the City of Sac
faInento, 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-
mento 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
do inc hnff
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
Aaid 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 1t existed on
the tWenty-siXth day Of May A. D. eighteen
hundred and fitty-One, and running thence
down the center of the channel of the Sacra-
Inento River TO point opposite the south
line OF street as laid down on the Official
map or plan OF the city o. Sacramento on ile
IN the Office of the County Recorder OF the
County OF Sacramento; thence easterly on q
9sraight line and along the south line OF Y
street 10 the east line OF Thirty-lirst street as
laid down on said map; thence northerIl
along the east line of Thirty-tirst street to the
north line of a street Of produced TO Thirty
flrSt street.; thence westerly along the north
y
second street; thence along the east line OF
TNeni second street to the north line of i
street north; and thence westerly along the
north line OF b street north to the center Gf
the bed or channel of the American River as
t existed on the twenty-siXth day Of May a.
y. eighteen hundred and fifty-one; and thence
down the center OF the channel of said Ameri-
can River as it existed on the twenty h
day of May A. D. eighteen hundred and fifty
one, TO the place of beginning.
DIVISION INTO WARDS
SEC. 6. The City Of Sacramento fs hereby d.
Nided into nine wards, numbered consecu-
lively from one to nine inclusive, rs 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 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 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 K 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 living north of
the center of X street, east of the center ot
Tenth street and west of the center Of Six
teenth street shall constitute the Fifth Ward.
III 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.
Al that portion of the city lying south of
the center OF 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.
Al that portion of the city lying south of
the center of * street and east of the center oil
Aineteenth street. shall constitute the Ninth
Ward.