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

SECTION i. The municipal corporation. now
eAlsting, known as the City of Sacramento,
Snail remain and continue body polite and
corporate, In name and in fact. by the name
OF the City OF Sacramento and by that name
silaIl nave perpetual succession, may sue and
uelenu ID all courts and places, and in all mat
tiers and 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-
Tey and dispose of the same for the common
DeneDt; and may determine and declare what
are pubic uses. and when the necessity eX-
Isle or condemning lands therefor. and what
are the lands tits necessary to condemn, and
may receive bequests gifts and donations of
ali 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. O. 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 in
said City OF Sacramento.
Sec 3. The said City of Sacramento shall
continue to have, hold, use and enjoy ali
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
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 d. suits, actions ana proceedings may
De 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 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
adoption of this charter; and all existing
proceedings n
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. 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 cham
mel of the Sacramento River as it existed on
the twenty s!Sth day of May A. d. eighteen
hundred and fity-one, and running thence
down the center of the channel of the Sacra-
lnento River TO 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 q
straight line and along the south line OF Y
street 10 the east line OF Thirtyflrst sire Ell as
laid down on said map; thence northerly
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 north
line OF n street to the east line of Twenty
second street. thence along the east line OF
Twenty-second street to the north line of h
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
it 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 Amerf-
can River as 1t existed on the TWEEN y-sixth
day of May A. d. eighteen hundred and fifty.
one, to the place Of beginning.
DIVISION INTO WARDS.
SEC. 6. The City of Sacramento is hereby di.
vided into nine wards, numbered eonsecu.
lively from one TO nine inclusive, as follows
All that portion OF the city lying north OF
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 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 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.
Ali 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 K 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 K street, east of the center OF
Eleventh street, and west of the center OF
Nineteenth street, shall constitute the Seventh
Ward.
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
Ward.