The record-union., 1892-03-23
City Of Sacramento.
ARTICLE I.
Boundaries, Rights and Liabilities

VI BOUNDARIES, Rights and Liabilities.
SECTION 1. The municipal corporation, now
existing, known as the City Of Sacramento. o.
snaIl remain and continue a body polite and
corporate, In name and in fact, by the name
OF the City of Sacramento and by that name
shall nave perpetual succession, may sue and
oeIend IN all courts and places, and in all mat
lers ana 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
"ltnout the City OF Sacramento, and sell, con-
Fey and dispose of the same for the common
benent; and may determine and declare what
are public uses. and when the necessity eX-
lsls OF condemning lands therefor, and what
are the lands tits necessary TO condemn, and
may receive bequests, gifts and donations Of
al Kinds OF property, within ana 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 bequests, gifts
lease, or otherwise dispose of the same in ac-
cordance with the terms of the gift, bequest,
or trust
SEC q. The public buildings. lands and
property, all rights of property and rights OF
action, all moneys, revenues and income be-
longing or appertainins 10 the City of Sacra-
menlo, 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 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.
tIlueS, 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
Igatlons debts, liabilities, dues and duties of
the existing municipality.
SEC. 4. Suits, actions and proceedings may
oe brought in the name of the City of Sacra-
mento Tor 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 arising 9CCrulnU before 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
said City of Sacramento.
BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY.
SEC. 5. The boundaries of the CITY of Sac
Tamento 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 twentysXth day of May A D. eighteen
hundred and Hfty-One, and running thence
down the center of the channel of the Sacra-
mento 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 a
straight line and along the south line of Y
street to the east line of Thirty-first street as
iald down on said map; thence northeriy
along the east line of Thirty-first street to the
north line of \ street (if produced to Thirty
first street.; thence westerly along the north
illiC VI y SlESGL 10 LIlG east line Oh twenty
second street; thence along the east line OF
JWenl y-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.
-. eighteen hundred and fifty-one; and thence
down the center OF the channel of said AnerI-
can River as 1t existed on the tWenty-sixth
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 df-
vlded 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
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 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 X street, east of the center of
Tenth street and west of the center of Six
tecnth 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 of
Eleventh street, shall constitute the Sixth
Ward.
All 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 Is street and east Of the center of
Sixteenth street. shall constitute the Eighth
Ward.
All 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.