The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-03-24
City Of Sacramento.
ARTICLE I.
OF Boundaries, Rights and Liabilities
FOR THE

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SECTION 1. The municipal corporation, now
e1lsLng, known as the City of Sacramento,
snail remain and continue a body polite and
corporate, in name and in fact, by the name
u the City OF sacramento, and by that name
sHali nave perpetual succession, NAV sue and
defend Ia all courts and places and in ali mat
lers ana proceedings whatever, and may have
anu use common seal, and the same alter al
pleasure; and may purchase, receive, hold and
ENJOY real and personal property, within ana
without the City of Sacramento, and SELL con
Ney and dispose of the same for the common
cement; and may determine and declare what
are public uses, and when the necessity eX-
lists of condemning lands therefor, and what
are the lands tits necessary to condemn, and
may receive requests, gifts and donations OF
all Kinds OF property, within ana without the
city, in fee simple or in trust for charitable or
other purposes, and 90 all acts necessary TO
carry out the purposes OF such requests, g1fl S
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. q. 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 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
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
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, or
fer 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 or
elsewhere to which said city is party shall
continue 10 be carried on by or against the
kaid City OF Sacramento.
BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY.
SEC. 5. The boundaries of the City of Sac
ramento are 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 ffty-one, and running thence
down the center OF the channel OF the Sacra-
nento River 10 a 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 Y
street to the east line OF Thirty-hrst street as
laid down on said map; thence northerly
along the east line OF Thirty-frst street to the
north line of A street Of produced to Thirty
first street.; thence westerly along the north
sane of A street to the east line of Twenty.
Second street; thence along the east line OF
4WenIy second street to the north line of +
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
D. eighteen hundred and hfty-One; and thence
down the center OF the channel of said Ameri-
can River as it existed on the twenty
day of May a. D. eighteen hundred and fifty.
one, TO the place of beginning.
DIVISION INTO WARDS.
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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 X 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 X street and west of the center Of
Fourth street shall constitute the Second
Ward
An 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, 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 y street, east of the center oi
Tenth street and west OF the center OF tx
tenth street shall constitute the Fifth Ward
An that portion of the city lying south OF
The center of + street, east of the center OF
seventh street, and west of the center OF
Eleventh street, shall constitute the Sixth
Ward.
Ali 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 X street and east OF the center OF
Sixteenth street shall constitute the Eighth
Ward.
An that portion of the CITY living south of
the center OF X street and east of the center OF
Nineteenth street. shall constitute the Ninth
Ward.