The record-union., 1892-04-06
ARTICLE 1.
of Boundaries, RIghts and Iiabi1ltfes


SECTION I. The municipal corporation, now
eNlStng, known as the City Of Sacramento o
6hati remain and continue q body polite and
corporate, Ia name and IN fact by the name
~ tne ClUy OF sacramento, and by that name
siiaL pave perpetual succession, may sue and
deIend IN all courts and places and in ali mat,
terS and proceedings whatever and may nave
- .i5lo use a common seal, and the same alter OF
pleasure; and may purchase, receive, hold and
tAloy real and personal property, within and
Nltnout the City Of Sacramento, and sell. CON
Fey and dispose Of the same for the common
beheht; ana may determine and declare what
are publc uses. and when the necessity eN-
ISIS OF condemning lands therefor, and what
are the lands tits necessary 10 condemn, and
may receive bequests, gifts and donations ot
al Kinds Of property, within and without the
city IN fee simple, or In trust for charitable OF
other purposes, and do all acts necessary to
carry ont the purposes of stlch requests, git S
and donations, with power to manage, sell,
lease, or otherwise dispose of the same in ac-
eordance with the terms OF the gift, bequest,
SEe. q. The public buildings lands and
property, ali rights OF property and rights ol
longing or apperlalnlng 10 the City OF Sacra
mento, are hereby declared 10 be vested Il
said City OF Sacl amento.
SEC 3. The said City Of Sacramento shall
continue 10 have, hold, use and enjoy all
public buildings belonging 10 the City OF sac
ramento, and lands, Wharves, waters. prop
erty real and personal, rights OF property
Eignts OF acton, suils, actions, moneys, rev
enues, income books, documents, records
archives, claims, demands, ana things in
possession and action, OF every nature and
description and shall be subject to all the oh
legations, debts, liabilities, dues and duties oi
the existing municipality
SEC /. 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
afass uff rlI Fa.4T.,
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
Eaid City of Sacramento.
BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY.
SIC. 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.
mel Of the Sacramento River as it existed on
She tgenty-slxth Gay Of May a. D. eighteen
hundred and hity-One, and running thence
down the center OF the channel of the Sacra-
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 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 I
street 10 the east line oi Ihirty-first street as
laid down on said map; thence northerly
along the east Line of Thlrty-flrst street To the
north line of y street Of produced to Thirty
Irst street.; thence westerly along the north
line OF y street to the east line OF Twenty
second street; thence along the east line o
Iwent 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
It existed on the twenty-SiXth day Of May 4
b.. eighteen hundred and fifCy-one; and themes
down the center OF the channel of said Ameri
can River as it existed on the tweat ty-sixtt
Gay of May \. 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 consecu
lively from one 10 nine inclusive, as follows
All that portion OF the city lying north o
the center of X street and west of the center ol
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 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 o
the center OF X street, east OF the center o.
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 cast of the center o.
Tenth street and west OF the center of six
Ieenth street shall constitute the Fifth Ward
All that portion OF the city lying south o
the center of X street, east OF the center ol
Seventh street, and west of the center ol
Eleventh street, shall constitute the Sixth
Ward.
Al that portion of the city lying south Of
she center of X street, east of the center o
Eleventh street, and west of the center ol
Nineteenth street, shallconstitute the Seventh
Ward.
An that portion of the city lying north Of
the center of X street and east of the center oil
sixteenth street, shall constitute the Eighth
Ward.
Al that portion of the city lying south OF
The center OF IL street ana east of the center OF
Ward.