The inhabitants of the City of Ste. Genevieve, as its limits
now are or may hereafter be defined by law, shall be and continue
a body corporate by the name of "The City of Ste Genevieve" and as
such shall have perpetual succession, may sue and be sued, implead
and be impleaded, defend and be defended in all courts of law and
equity and in all actions whatever; may receive and hold property,
both real and personal, within such City and may purchase, receive
and hold real estate within or without such City for the burial of
the dead; and may purchase, hold, lease, sell or otherwise dispose
of any property, real or personal, it now owns or may hereafter acquire;
may receive bequests, gifts and donations of all kinds of property;
and may have and hold one (1) common Seal and may break, change or
alter the same at pleasure; and may do any act, exercise any power
and render any service which contributes to the general welfare, and
all courts of this State shall take judicial notice thereof.
[CC 1985 §2-1; Comp. Ords. §21.100]
The territorial boundaries of the City shall be those as are
presently established or as are hereafter established by ordinance,
which ordinances are on file in the office of the City Clerk.
[CC 1985 §2-2; Comp. Ords. §2.02]
A.Â
The
common Seal of the City shall be of circular shape, one and one-half
(1½) inches in diameter, with a device engraved thereon of
the factory building surrounded by the words "Seal of the City of
Ste. Genevieve" in Roman capitals engraved upon the face thereof.
B.Â
The
City Clerk shall be the keeper of the common Seal of the City and
any impression of said seal to any contract or other writing shall
have no validity or binding obligation upon the City unless such impression
be accompanied by the attestation and signature of the City Clerk
and then only in cases authorized by law or the ordinances of the
City.
[CC 1985 §2-3; Ord. No. 2384 §1, 6-21-1983]
The second (2nd) full weekend of August of each year is hereby
designated and reserved in the City as Jour de Fete a Ste. Genevieve
weekend. Such weekend shall be set aside for the annual celebration
known as Jour de Fete a Ste. Genevieve or Jour de Fete.
[CC 1985 §2-4]
No action shall be maintained against the City on account of
any injuries growing out of any defect or unsafe condition of or on
any bridge, boulevard, street, sidewalk or thoroughfare in such City
until notice shall first have been given in writing to the Mayor within
ninety (90) days of the occurrence for which the damage is claimed
stating the place where, the time when such injury was received and
the character and circumstances of the injury and that the person
so injured will claim damages therefor from the City.
