The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-04-13
CHAR I
FOR THE
City Of Sacramento.
ARTICLE I.
or Boundaries, Riehts and riabiItties

- H'iNtA1ASss IRlGhtS and Liabilities.
SECTION I. The municipal corporation. now
eNlsting, known as the civ az eanraTnepfo
ISL Ieillhin ana continue body polite and
-Si poISse, In name and in fact, by the name
~ tne Slty or sacramento and by that name
mai nave perpetual succession NAV she and
"a al courts and places, ana In ali mat
- atu proceedings Whatever, and may nave
=. u use common seal, and the same alter at
giS1stfci ana may purchase, receive, hold and
10y real and personal property within and
nlehouL tne lily OF Sacramento, and sell. con
Eey ana dispose OF the same for the common
'eneuti and may determine and declare what
GIe puDnc uses. and when the necessity OK
sts oI conueInning lands Gbereiof, and what
lie the lands It's necessary 10 condemn, and
may receive bequests, gifts and donations Of
al KINDS OF property, within and Without tie
city, in fee simple or in trust Tor charitable or
other purposes, ana do al acts necessary to
AIRY out the purposes OF such requests, gifts
ana donations, with power to manage, sell,
tease, or otherwise dispose of the same in ac-
Sotdance WITH the terms of the gift, Request,
or trust.
SEC. 9. 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-
saent %: are hereby declared TO be vested in
said City OF Sacramento.
SEC. 3. The said City Of Sacramento shall
continue 10 have, hold, use ana enjoy all
public buildings belonging TO the City OF sac
Tamento, and lands, wharyes, waters, prop
erty real and personals, 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 10 public use therein, or
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 to be carried on by or against the
said City Of Sacramento.
BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY.
SEC. S. 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
lel of the Sacramento River as it existed on
the twentysixth day Of May A. d. eighteen
hundred and hfty-one, and running thence
down the center OF the channel of the Sacra-
mento River 10 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 a
straight line and along the south line of
street 10 the east line OF Thirty-first str et as
laid down on said map; thence nortnerly
along the east line of Thirty-first street to the
north line of a street Of produced TO Thirty
nrst street.; thence westerly along the north
line of \ street to the east line OF Twenty
second street; thence along the east line OF
IWent y-Second street 10 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
&c existed on the twenty-siXth day Of MAY a.
,. eighteen hundred and ffty-one; and thence
down the center OF. the channel of said Ameri-
can River rs it existed on the twenty-sixth
day Of May A. d. eighteen hundred and fifty
one, 10 the place of beginning.
DIVISION INTO WARDS.
SEC 6. The City of Sacramento IL hereby di-
yided into nine wards, numbered consecu-
lively from one to nine inclusive, as follows:
An that portion of the city lying north of
the center of K 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
Eourth 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 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 lying north of
the center Of X street, east of the center OF
Tenth street and west OF the center of Six
tenth street shall constitute the Fifth Ward.
All that portion of the city lying south OF
the center of Is 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
he center of X street, east of the center OF
Eleventh street, and west of the center OF
Sineteenth street, shall constitute the Seventh
Ward.
All that portion of the city lying north of
she center of x street and east OF the center Of
ixteentn street, shall constitute the Eighth
Ward.
Al that portion of the city lying south of
the center OF X street and east OF the center OF
Ward.