A.Â
The inhabitants of the City of St. James,
as its limits now are, or may hereafter be defined by law, shall be
a body corporate under the provisions of Chapter 77, RSMo., in the
manner provided by law, under the name of "The City of St. James,
Missouri," and by that name 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 common Seal, and
may break, change or alter the same at pleasure; and all courts of
this State shall take judicial notice thereof.
B.Â
The City of St. James shall be organized
as a City of the Third Class, according to Sections 77.010 to 77.620,
RSMo., inclusive of all amendments and additions thereto.
[CC 1985 § 1-32; Ord. No. 356§ 1, 3-4-1974]
A.Â
The Seal of the City of St. James shall
be circular in form, one and seven-eighths (1Â 7/8) inches in
diameter, with the words "City of St. James, MO, Incorporated Aug.
13, 1892, OFFICIAL SEAL" engraved on the face thereof, and the same
is hereby declared to be adopted as the Seal of the City of St. James.
B.Â
The City Clerk shall be the keeper of the
common Seal of the City of St. James, 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.
