The inhabitants of the City of Ironton, 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 Ironton" 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.
A.Â
The Seal of the City of Ironton shall be circular in form,
one and seven-eighths (1Â 7/8) inches in diameter, with the words
"Iron County, Missouri" engraved across the face thereof, and the
words "Seal of the City of Ironton" engraved on the face thereof and
near the outer edge of said Seal, and the same is hereby declared
to be adopted as the Seal of the City of Ironton.
B.Â
The City Clerk shall be the keeper of the common Seal of
the City of Ironton, 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 this City.