The record-union., 1892-04-07
City Of Sacramento.
Article I.
or boundaries, Rights and liabilities.
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Or Boundaries, Rights and liabilities.
SECTION. 1. The municipal corporation, now
eNlstlng, known as the City Of Sacramento
theh remain and continue a body polite and
corporate, In name and IN fact. by The name
% tle CITY OF Sacramento, and by that name
suiii nave perpetual succession, may sue and
9eIend ia all courts and places and in all mat
ters ana proceedings whatever, and may have
ana use common seal, and the same alter OF
pressure; and may purchase, receive, hold ana
-Liyoy real and personal property, within and
without the City of Sacramento, and sell, con-
Ney aud dispose of the same for the common
benefit; and may determine and declare what
are public uses, and when the necessity cE-
1ste OF conQcmning lands therefor, and what
are the lands il is necess airy TO condemn, and
may receive bequestS. gins ana donations OF
al kinds of property, within and without the
city. in fee simple or in trust for charitable or
other 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 ac-
cordance with the terms of the gift, bequest,
SEC. 8. The public buildings, lands and
property, all rights of property ana rights OF
action, all moneys, revenues and income be
mentO, are hereby declared TO be vested in
said City of Saci amento.
SEC. 3. The said City Of Sacramento shall
continue 10 have, hold, use and enjoy all
public buildings belonging TO the City of sac
ramento, 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
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 OF
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 OF
elsewhere TO which said city is a party shall
continue 10 be carried on by or against the
said City of Sacramento.
BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY.
SEC. 5. The boundaries of the City of Sac.
ramento are as follows: Beginning ut 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 twentysixth day of May A. d. eighteen
hundred and hity-one, and running thence
down the center Of the channel of the Sacra-
mento River TO point opposite the south
line OF Y street as laid down on the Official
map or plan of the city or Sacramento on file
in the Office 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 Thirty-frst street as
laid down on said map; thence northeFly
along the east line OF Thirty first street To the
north line of A street IF produced to Thirty
first street.; thence westerly along the nort1
line of \ street to the east line of Twenty
second street; thence along the east line o
Invent y-second street to the north line of
street north; and thence westerly along The
north line Of street north to the center o.
The bed or channel Of the American River as
II existed on the tWenty-SiXth day of Nav A
D. eighteen hundred and fifty-one; and thence
down the center OF the channel of said Ameri
can River yer as it existed on the twenty
day of May A. D. eighteen hundred and fifty
one, to the place of beginning.
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SEC. 6. The City of Sacramento is hereby di
vided into nine wards numbered eonsecu
lively from one to nine inclusive, as follows:
II that portion of the CITY living north O
he center of * street and west of the center O
Sixth street shall constitute the First Ward
All that portion of the city living south o.
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 X street. cast 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 o
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
1he center OF X street, east OF the center OF
Eleventh street, and west of the center oil
Nineteenth street, shall constitute the Seventh
Ward.
Ali that portion of the city lying north oil
the center of k 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 * street and east of the center ot
Nineteenth street. shall constitute the Ninth
Ward.