The inhabitants of the City of Velda Village Hills, 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 Velda Village Hills" 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.
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Editor's Note: Sections 1, 2 and 3 of Ord. No. 2015-025, adopted 3-10-2016, provide as follows:
SECTION 1. Declaration and Naming of City. Pursuant to the election by a majority vote of the voters of the City of Velda Village Hills on November 3, 2015, it is hereby declared that the City of Velda Village Hills is a City of the Fourth Class and shall have all powers of a Fourth Class City as set forth under Missouri law, and shall from this day forward be named "The City of Velda Village Hills."
SECTION 2. Reaffirmation of all Existing Ordinance. All existing Ordinances of Velda Village Hills truly passed and in effect when Velda Village Hills was classified as a village under Missouri law are hereby reaffirmed as the Ordinances of the City of Velda Village Hills, unless specifically repealed under this Ordinance.
SECTION 3. Use of the Words "Village" and "Trustees." Whenever the "Village" is used in all prior Ordinances it shall be construed henceforth as "City," and whenever the word "Trustee" or Trustees" is used in such Ordinances, they shall be construed henceforth as "Alderman" or "Aldermen/Alderwomen," respectively.
A. 
The Seal of the City of Velda Village Hills shall be circular in form, one and seven-eighths (1 7/8) inches in diameter, with the words "St. Louis County, Missouri" engraved across the face thereof, and the words "Seal of the City of Velda Village Hills" 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 Velda Village Hills.
B. 
The City Clerk shall be the keeper of the common Seal of the City of Velda Village Hills, 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.