The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-03-28
City Of Sacramento.
ARTICLE L.
Of Boundaries, Rights and Liabilities.
THE

u boundaries, Rights and Liabilities.
SECTION 1. The municipal corporation. now
s1lsting, known as the City OF Sacranea TO-
mai remain and continue a body polite and
Corporate, In name and in fact, by the name
d the City Of Sacramento and by that name
man nave perpetual succession, may sue and
te4eno IN all courts and places and in ali mat
ers ana proceedings whatever, and may have
ana use common SEAL and the same alter at
treasure; and may purchase, receive, hold and
5nJoy real and personal property, within and
Sltnout The City OF Sacramento, and sell, con-
icy and dispose of the same for the common
3enent; and may determine and declare what
ire public uses. and when the necessity eX-
sts OF condemning lands therefor, and what
IRE the lands tits necessary TO condemn and
nay receive requests, gifts and donations OF
III Kinds OF property, within and without the
tity. In fee simple, or in trust for charitable or
'ther purposes, and do ali acts necessary TO
AIRY out the purposes of such requests, gifts
ma donations, with power 10 manage, sell,
ease, or otherwise dispose Of the same in ac-
sordance with the terms of the gift, bequcSt,
Or trust.
SEC. 8. The public buildings, lands and
property, all rights of property ana rights OF
.tction, all moneys, revenues and income be
songlng or appertaining to the City OF Sacra-
nento, are hereby declared to be vested in
said City OF Sacfa mento.
SEC. 8. The said City of Sacramento shall
continue TO have, hold, use and enjoy all
public buildings belonging 10 the City of Sac
amento, and lands, wharves, waters, prop
srty real and PERSONAL rights of property,
rlghts or action, suits, actions, moneys, rev
nues, income, books, documents, records,
archives, claims, demands, and things in
2CsSesston and action, of every nature and
description, and shall be subject TO all the OBJ
tgations, debts, liabilities, dues and duties OF
he existing municipality.
SIC 4. Suits, actions and proceedings may
De brought in the name Of the City of Sacra-
nento for the recovery OF any property,
money, or thing, belonging thereto, in law or
putty, or dedicated to public use therein. or
or the enforcement Of any rights of or con-
tracts with, said City of Sacramento, whether
fgr
2doption OF this charter; and all existing
suits, actions and proceedings in the courts or
Elsewhere TO which said city is a party shall
ontinGe TO be carried on by or against the
aid 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 the
American River with the center of the chan
lel Of the Sacramento River as il existed on
he twenty-siXth day of May A. D. eighteen
hundred and f1fty-one, and running thence
down the center OF the channel of the SacTa-
uento River 10 point opposite the south
inc of \ street as laid down on the official
nap or plan of the city OF Sacramento on file
n the Office of The County Recorder of the
.'Ounty of Sacramento; thence eaSterly on a
ssraight line and along the south line OF Y
'treet 10 the east line OF Thirty-first street as
aid down on said map; thence northerly
along the east line OF Thirty-hrst street to the
north line OF a street IF produced to Thirty
irst street.; thence westerly along the north
Inc OF y street to the east line of Twenty
seeOnd street: thence along the east line OF
fWeni y-Second street to the north line of b
5tTeet north; and thence westerly along the
north line of b street north to the center OF
he bed or channel of the American River as
existed on the twenty-sixth day OF May 4.
eighteen hundred and fifty-one; and thence
down the center OF the channel of said Amer1-
AN River as it existed on the tWenty-sixth
lay 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-
rided into nine wards, numbered consecu-
lively from one TO nine inclusive as follows:
All tnat portion OF the city lying north of
he center of X street and west of the center of
sixth street shall constitute the First Ward.
All that portion of the city living south of
he center of X street and west of the center of
tourth street shall constitute the Second
Ward.
All that portion of the city lying south of the
enter or Is 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
he 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
ne center OF h street, east OF the center OF
Zenith street and west of the center of Six
seenth street shall constitute the Fifth Ward
All that portion OF the city lying south of
he 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
he center OF X street, east of the center of
Eleventh street, and west Of the center of
Nineteenth street, shall constitute the Seventh
Nard.
All that portion of the city lying north of
he 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
he center OF X street and east of the center of
Slneteenth street, shall constitute the Ninth
ARrd.