* Historical Notes:
Sections 3—24**: Section 8 was amended Election 5/31/32 effective 1/24/33.
Sections 3—24** were repealed Election 10/12/71 effective 12/6/71.
** These section numbers refer to a numbering system that was in place prior to the Election of 11/8/94.
The municipal corporation now existing and known as the City of Stockton shall remain and continue to exist as a municipal corporation under its present name of "City of Stockton."
The City of Stockton shall have the power to make and enforce all ordinances and regulations in respect to municipal affairs, subject only to the restrictions and limitations provided in this Charter, the Constitution of the State of California, and the Constitution of the United States. It shall also have the power to exercise or act pursuant to any and all rights, privileges, powers, or procedures heretofore or hereafter established, granted or prescribed by any law of the State, by this Charter, or by other lawful authority, or which a municipal corporation might or could exercise under the Constitution of the State of California and the Constitution of the United States.
The enumeration in this Charter of any particular power shall not be held to be exclusive of, or any limitation upon, the generality of the foregoing provisions.
(Amended Election 10/12/71 effective 12/6/71; Amended Election 6/2/92 effective 12/2/92)
The City of Stockton shall continue to own, possess, and control all rights and property of every kind and nature, owned, possessed or controlled by it at the time this Charter takes effect and shall be subject to all its debts, obligations and liabilities.
(Amended Election 10/12/71 effective 12/6/71; Amended Election 6/2/92 effective 12/2/92)