On the second day of April, 1963, the Village of Greenwood elected
to become a City of the Fourth Class under the laws of the State of
Missouri.
The inhabitants of the City of Greenwood, 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 Greenwood" 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.
There shall be a common Seal of the City of Greenwood.
B.
The device of the common Seal shall be in a circle form. Inscribed
thereon shall be the words, "City of Greenwood," following, in a circular
form, the circumference; and the word "Seal" on the face of the disc.
C.
The City Clerk shall be the custodian of the common Seal.
