The record-union., 1892-04-12
ARTICLE I.
or boundaries, Rights and I.iabiltties.

VI boundaries, Rights and Liabilities.
SECTION 1. The municipal corporation, now
existing, known as the City OF Sacramento
shsll 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
snail have perpetual succession, may sue and
uelend IN all courts and places, and in all mat
ters ana proceedings whatever, and may have
ana 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-
vey and dispose of the same for the common
benefit; and may determine and declare what
are public uses, and when the necessity eX-
ista OF condemning lands therefor, and what
are the lands tits 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
other purposes, and do all acts necessary TO
carry out the purposes OF such requests, gifts
ana donations, with power to manage, sell,
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-
lnento, are hereby declared to be vested in
SAID City OF elamento.
SEC. g. The said City Of Sacramento shall
continue TO have, hold, use and enjoy all
public buildings belonging 10 the City of Sac
r3mento, 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 ana duties of
The existing munici pality.
SEC. d. Suits, actions and proceedings may
De brought in the name of the City OF SacIa-
Inento Tor the recovery of any property,
money, or thing belonging thereto, in law or
equity, or dedicated 10 public use therein, or
Tor the enforcement OF any rights Of or con
tractg with, said City OF Sacramento, whether
made arising q agpTQInp before after
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 tine
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
nel of the Sacramento River as it existed on
the twenty-sixth day of May a. j. eighteen
hundred and ffty-one, and running thence
down the center OF the channel of the SacFa-
rDcnto River to a point opposite the south
line of street as laid down on the official
map or plan of the city o. Sacramento on file
sn the ONCE of the County Recorder of the
county OF Sacramento; thence easterly on q
straight line and along the south line of
street 10 the east line OF Ihirty-first street as
aid down on said map; thence northerly
along the east line of Thirty-frst street TO the
north line OF 4 street Of produced To Thirty
tirst street; thence westerly along the north
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second street; thence along the east line of
Iwenty-second street to the north line OF b
street north; and thence westerly along the
north line OF b street north TO the center IF
the bed or channel of the American River as
Il existed On the twenty-sixth day OF May A.
y. eighteen hundred and fifty-one; and thence
down the center o. the channel of said AInert-
can River as ii existed on the TWEEN jy-siXth
day of May a. d. eighteen hundred and fifty
one, 10 the pace OF beginning
DIVISION INTO WARDS.
SEC. s. The City Of Sacramento is hereby di-
ytded 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 Il 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
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 + 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 K 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 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
the center of Is street, east of the center of
Eleventh street, and west of the center of
Nineteenth street, shall constitute the Seventh
Ward.
An that portion of the city lying north of
the center of b 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
Ward.