The record-union., 1892-03-31
ARTICLE I.
o. Boundaries, RIghts AND Idabi1ittes,

SECTION 1. The municipal corporation, now
existing, known as the City Of Sacramento,
shall remain and continue a body polite and
corporate, In name and In fact, by the name
OF the City OF Sacramento and by that name
shall nave perpetual succession may sue and
aeIend in all courts and places, and in all mat
ters and proceedings whatever, and may have
and use common seal, and the same alter at
pleasure; and may purchase, receive, hold and
enjoy real and personal property, within and
without the City of Sacramento, and sell, con-
Yey and dispose of the same for the common
beneht and may determine and declare what
are public uses, and when the necessity eX-
1Stg Of cOndemntng lands therefor, and what
are the lands tits necessary 10 condemn and
may receive requests, gifts and donations OF
al kinds OF property, within ana without the
city. IN fee simple, or in trust for charitable or
ether 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 &C
cordance with the terms OF the gift, bequest,
or trust.
SEC. 3. 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 ia
SAID City OF Saci ameDto.
SEC. 3. The said City OF Sacramento shall
continue 10 have, hold, use and enjoy all
public buildings belonging TO the City of Sac
rlmento, and lands, wharyes, waters, prop
erty real and PERSONAL, rights of property,
rights OF action, suits, actions, moneys. rev.
enues, income, books, documents, records,
possession and action, of every nature and
desert ptton, and shall be subject 10 all the OBJ
legations debts, liabilities, dues and duties OF
the existing municipality.
SEC. i. Suits, actions and proceedings may
be brought in the name of the City of Sacra-
Inento Tor 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 10 be carried on by or against the
said CITY of Sacramento.
BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY.
SEC $. 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 f1Ity-one, and running thence
Gown the center OF the channel of the Sacra-
lnento hlVer 10 point opposite the south
line OF street as laid down on the officiaI
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 a
straight line and along the south line of Y
street 10 the east line OF Thirty-frst stree as
az Gown on SAD map; thence northerly
along the east line OF Thirty-hTst street TO the
north line of a street IF produced to Thirty
first street; thence westerly along the north
line OF a street to the east line of Twenty.
second street; thence along the east line OF
lWent y-second street 10 the north line of +
street north; and thence westerly along the
north line OF b street north TO the center OF
the bed or channel Of the American River as
IL existed on the twenty-sixth day of May
%. eighteen hundred and fifty-one; and thence
down the center OF the channel of said AmerI-
can River as il existed on the twenty-sixth
Gay of May 4. D. eighteen hundred and fifty
one, to the place OF beginning.
DIVISION INTO WARDS.
SEC. 6. The City Of Sacramento is hereby di-
Nlded 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 X street and west Of the center of
Fourth street shall constitute the Second
Ward
An 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 Tenth
street shall constitute the Fourth Ward
All that portion OF the city lying north OF
the center OF X street, cast of the center OF
Tenth street and west of the center of Six
teenth street shall constitute the Fifth Ward.
An 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
tho 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.
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