The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-04-08
CHAR {
FOR THE
City Of Sacramento.
or boundaries, Rights and Iiabilities
ARTICLE I.


SECTION i. The municipal corporation, now
existing, known as the City OF Sacramento.
Sbah remain and continue a body polite and
Corporate, Ia name and in fact, by the name
~ ~ tne Slty OF sacramento, and by that name
shal nave perpetual succession may sue and
uelehd IN all courts and places, and IN all mat
.sIs ana proceedings whatever, and may have
anu use common seal, and the same alter at
pleasure; and may purchase, receive, hold and
Snloy real and personal property, within and
Without the City of Sacramento, and sell, con-
ICY anu olspoSe OF the same for the common
henent; and may determine and declare what
are PUBLIC uses, and when the necessity eE-
ISIS OF condemning lands therefor, and what
are the lands tits necessary to condemn, and
may receive bequests, gifts and donations OF
All 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 10 manage, sell,
tease, Or otherwise dispose OF the same 10 ac-
cordance with the terms OF the gift, bequest,
or trust.
SEC. 9. 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 70 be vested in
said City of Sacl amento.
SEC. 3. The said City of Sacramento shall
continue 10 have, hold, use and enjoy all
pualic buildings belonging 10 the City of sac
ramento,. and lands, wharves, waters, prop
erty real and personalI, rights OF property,
rights OF action, suits, actions, moneys, rev.
ennes, 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. 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 or
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
adnDfioT az this charter. and all nViSJinp
suits, actions and proceedings in the courts or
elsewhere TO which said city is party shall
continue TO 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 chan
mel of the Sacramento River as it existed on
the twenty-sixth day of May A. d. eighteen
hundred and fifty-one, and running thence
down the center of the channel of the Sacra-
mento River to a point opposite the south
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 Y
street TO the east line OF Thirty-hrst street as
laid down on said map; thence northerly
along the east line of Thirty-first street to the
north line OF a street Of produced to Thirty.
first street.; thence westerly along the north
line of A street to the east line of Twenty.
second street: thence along The east line OF
Twenty -Second street to the north line of +
street north and thence westerly along the
north line of b 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 OF the channel of said Amer1
can River as it existed on the twenty-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 consecu.
lively from one to nine inclusive, as follows:
All that portion of the city lying north OF
the center OF K 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 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 K 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 X street, east of the center OF
Tenth street and west of the center of Six
Leenth street shall constitute the Fifth Ward
All that portion of the city lying south OF
The center OF Is street, east 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, ana west of the center OF
Nineteenth street, shall constitute the Seventh
Ward.
All 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.
All that portion of the city lying south OF
The center OF X street and east of the center oil
Nineteenth street. shall constitute the Ninth
Ward.