The San Francisco call., 1898-04-14
ARTICLE I.
Boundaries, Rights and Liabilities,

Boundaries, Rights and Liabilities.
 SECTION l. The municipal corpora ton known as the City and County of San Francisco shall remain and con tlnue body polite and corporate. in name and in fact, by the name of the Slty ana County of San Francisco, and pv that name shall have perpetual suc- cesslon; may sue and defend in all courts ana places and in all matters ana proceedings; may have and use a common seal and alter the same at pleasure; may purchase, receive, hold ana enjoy real and personal property; receive bequests, gifts and donations of all kinds of property, :n fee simple, or Tn trust for charitable and other pur- poses, and do all acts necessary to carry out the purposes of such gifts oequests and donations, with power to manage, sell, Cease or otherwise dispose or the same in accordance with the terms of the gift, bequest or trust
 Sec. 2. The boundaries of the City and County of San Francisco are here by declared to be those set forth in Section Thirty-nine Hundred and Fifty Of the Political Code of California.
 Sec. 3. The City and County of San Francisco shall continue, under this Charter, to have, hold and enjoy all property, rights of property, rights of action of every nature and description of the existing municipality and is hereby declared to be the successor of the same.
 Sec. 4. Suits, actions and proceedings may be brought in the name of the City and County for the recovery of any property, money or thinF belong ing thereto, in law or equit.., or dedi- cated to public use thereln, or for the enforcement of any rights of, or con- tracts with, the City and County, whether made or arising or accruing before or after the adoption of this Charter. All existing suits, actions and proceedings in the courts or elsewhere to which the City and Countyis party, shall continue to be carried on by or against the City and County.
 Sec. 5. No recours, shall be had against the City and County for dam age or loss to person or property suf- fered or sustained by reason of the de- fective condition of any sidewalk street, avenue, lane. alley, court or place. or by reason of the defective condition of any sewer, or by reason of any defective drainage, whether any of said defects originally existed, or whether they were occasioned by con- struction, excavation or embankment nor shall there be any recourse against the City and County for want of re- pair of any sidewalk, street, avenue, lane, alley, court or place or by want of repair of any sewer; r or shall there be any recourse against the City and County for damage to person or prop erty suffered or sustained by reason of accident on any sidewalk, street, avenue. lane, alley, court or place. or by falling from any embankment thereon or into any excavation therein; but in any such case the person or persons on whom the law may have imposed the obli- gation to repair such defect in the sidewalk, street or public highway, or in the sewer and also the officer or officers through whose official negli. gence such defect remains unrepaired shall be jointly and severally liable to the party injured for the damage sus- tained.