The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-04-01
City Of Sacramento.
ARTICLE I.
OF Boundaries, Rights and Liabilities

SECTION i. The municipal corporation, now
ENSUING, Known as the CITY of Sacramento
suaH remain and continue a BODY polite and
~ 4n IN name and in fact, by the name
~ t9e City OF sacramento, and by that name
snail have perpetual succession. may sue and
ueIenu 10 all courts and places and in all mat
ters ana proceedings whatever and may have
anu use a common seal, and the same alter az
pieasure; and may purchase receive hold and
ENJOY real and personal property within and
Wlehout the City of Sacramento, and sell, con
eS ano dispose of the same for the common
cement; and may determine and declare what
are public uses. and when the necessity eX-
Isle or condemning lands therefor, and what
are the lands il is necessary to condemn, and
may receive requests, gifts and donations OF
eli kinds OF property, within and without the
CITY. In Zee simple, or in trust for charitable OF
ether purposes, and do all acts necessary to
c@rry out the purposes Of such requests, gifts
ana donations, with power TO manage, sell
lease, or otherwise dispose Of the same in &C
cordapce with the terms of the gift, bequeSt
or trust.
SEC. 8. The public buildings, lands and
property, all rights OF property and rights o.
longing or appertaining to the City OF Sacra
Inento, are hereby declared TO be vested il
said City of Sacramento.
SIC. 3. The said City of Sacramento shall
continue TO have, hold, use and enjoy all
public buildings belonging 10 the City of Sac
rlmento, and lands, wharves, waters, prop
erty real and PERSONAL, rights of property
rights OF action, suits, actions, moneys, rev
ehues, income, books, documents, records
archives, claims, demands, and things III
possession and action of every nature and
description, and shall be subject to al the Oh
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, OK
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
suits, actions and proceedings in the courts OF
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. 5. The boundaries of the City of Sac
TamtntO 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-Rixth day of May 4. D. eighteen
hundred and fitty-one. and running thence
down the center Of the channel of the SacTa-
]nento River 10 point opposite the south
line of ! street as laid down on the Official
map or plan of the city OF Sacramento on lille
IA 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 Ihirty-first street as
laid down on said map; thence northery
along the east line OF Thirty-first street TO the
north line of \ street If produced to Thirty
first street.; thence westerly along the norfI
line OF 4 street to the east line OF Twenty
second street; thence along the east line o
I~ent y-Sccond 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 rs
1t existed on the tWenty-SiXth day OF MAY A
D. eighteen hundred and tifty-oue; and thence
down the center OF the channel OF said Ameri
can Kly yer as It existed on the twenty-sixtt
one, 10 the place OF beginning.
DIVISION INTO WARDS.
6 The f}itV of SGCraII1 INTO iE hereby n l.
Vided into nine wards, numbered consecu
lively from one to nine inclusive, as follows
All that portion of the city lying north o
the center of * street and west of the center OF
Sixth street shall constitute the First Ward
All that portion OF the city lying 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 K 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, cast 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 oil
Eleventh street, shall constitute the Sixth
Ward.
III that portion of the city lying south OF
the center Of X 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 Il street and east Of the center OF
Sixteenth street, shall constitute the Eighth
Ware.
All that portion of the city lying south OF
the center OF X street and east OF the center OF
Ward.