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An Act to incorporate the City of San Antonio. 1856 4 (1856)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactstx0076 and id is 1 raw text is: donation lands, amounting to four thousand and' thii'ty-sik
acres ; which said certificate, or certificates, to bo located,
surveyed, ,and )atentecd according to law, And that this act
taike eflrct and he ill force fron and afterits passage.
Approved July 16th, 1856.
CHIAPTER  LXXXVIUX
tin Act to iflCrporat the City f Sin Awtoi ii.
ARTICLE I.
81c
Inhidtants of San Antoni6 incorporated-title alid powers
of said corporation            ..                        I,
Boundaries of the city establiished                       2
Creation (if ,ards, and bonidarh  thereof to be fixed by
the City Council .
SiCT''ION I... Be it camfetd by the Lc/i,.4Ur?fi' I he ,?( e (/
7 'ris, That the inhabitants of the city of Sai AiAonio, as 1l1v
same is hereby and hereafter faid out, and their succes ;ors, art
hiercbv constitulcil a icorporation and bo(ly politic in flet Awl in
law, by the name and title of' the cit, tfYSn. Atonim', ad by
that name and title they shall have succession, and may sue and
be sued, imiplead and be impleadid, delend and be defended.
in all Courts ot law anl equity, and in all actious md matters
whatsoever ; they may purehasp, receive and bold property,
real and personal, within and 1heyomld Ilie incorporated'limits
of said city ;. they may sell, lease or dispose of the same, fi
the benefit of the city, and for tho estallisimclnt of i hospi-
tal. when it shall - be Piound convenient or necessary, and also
fhr a poor-house, work-house, or house of correction, and they
may do all other acts as natural persons ; the,,, may have antrl
iue a icommon seal, which they may break, tzer and change
at pleasure.
SEo. 2. The bounds and limits of said city, and withiii
which the said corporation shall exercise lawfnljuridietion,
srall include and cotnprehend a square league, of' which ti
(Gathiolic church shall be tile centre; tie sides of said sqxtnre

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