The inhabitants of the City of Bloomfield, 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 Bloomfield" 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.
[R.O. 2012 §100.090; Ord. No. 2025, CC 1981 §20.010]
The Seal of the City shall, as heretofore, be the words, "Bloomfield,
Missouri" in Roman capitals, inside of and surrounded by a scroll
or circular impression having inscribed therein the words, "Seal of
the City Clerk." The Seal shall be circular and about two (2) inches
in diameter. The City Seal shall be safely kept in the office of the
City Clerk.