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<br />CHARTER OF THE CITY OF PARIS-
<br />ARTICIE I
<br />INCQ3PORATION: FCRM CF GOVERNMENT: TERRITORY
<br />Incorporation
<br />Section l. The inhabitants of the City of Paris, within the oorporate
<br />limits as noH astabliehed or as hereafter estaalished in the mnner provided by
<br />this charter, shall continue to be a municipal bocy politic and corporate in
<br />perpetuity, urder the name of the "City of Paris".
<br />Form of Government
<br />Section 2. The municipal govarnment provided by this charter shall be
<br />known as the "council-manager government". Pursuant to ita provisions and sub-
<br />;Sect only to the limitations imposed by the state constitution and by thia
<br />charter, all powers of the city shall be vested in an elective council, herein-
<br />after referred to as "the oouncil", which shall enact local legislation, adopt
<br />bndgets, determine policies, arri employ the city manager, r+ho shall executa the
<br />laxs and administer the goverivrent of the city. All ponrers of the city shall
<br />be exercised in tha manner prescribed by this charter, or if the manner be not
<br />prescribed, then in such manner as may be prescribed by ordinance.
<br />Boundariea
<br />Section 3. The bourda and limits of the City oS Paris are hereby estab-
<br />lished arri described as follows:
<br />BEGINNING at the SW corner of the Corporate Limits, as described in City
<br />Charter, Section No. 2, adopted 1905, said beginning point being 240 Rods
<br />West of a point 400 Rods Sauth ot the ceriter of the Public Sqt.are, as now
<br />knoxn and designated in the City of Paris,
<br />THLNCE East with the original SB line of the City of Paris 4296 feet, a
<br />corner, being 200 feet West of the WB line of State Highway No, 24; thence
<br />in a Southwesterly direction parallel to and 200 feet distarrt, from Highway
<br />a distance of 2640 feet; thence East crossing new State Highway No, 24,
<br />continuing croasing Old State Highway No, 24 to a oorner 200 feet East of
<br />the EB lina of old State Highway No, 24; thence North parallel to and 200
<br />feat diatant from the EB line of old State Highway No. 24, also desi.gnated
<br />South Church Street, to a corner in the SB line of the original Corporate
<br />Limits; thence East with the original Corporate boundary line 4609 feet, a
<br />cornar, being the SE corner of the original Carporate LiJrnts as described
<br />in City Charter adopte d in 1905; thence North with EB line of original
<br />Corporate limits 3020 feet; thence East 100 feet; thenca North 150 feet;
<br />thence West 100 Teet; thenca North 150 Seet, a corner, being 200 feat Swth
<br />of the SB line of Polk Street; thence East 880 feet, the EB line of 19th
<br />Street, S.i:.; thenca South 224 feet; thenca East 127,5 feet; thence North
<br />224 feet; thence East 1060 feet parallel to and 200 feet distant fran the
<br />SB line of Polk Streat, the WB line of Noyes Avenue; thence North with WB
<br />line of Noyes Awnue, crassing Polk Street, in all North 240 feat, the SL
<br />corner of Barney Bray property; thence West 100 feet, the SW corner of
<br />Barney Bray property; thence North 500 feet, the NW corner of Barney Bray
<br />lot, same being the SB line of Clarksville Street; thence in a Southeasterly
<br />direction with SB line of Clarksville Street 165 feet, the NW corner of
<br />Junior Collage property; thence South with the EB lirie of Noyes Avenue 1200
<br />feet, a cornar; • thence West 980 feet with the NB line of Jackson Street, a
<br />corner; thence South 600 feet, a corner in the NH line caf T. & P. R. R.
<br />right of way, same being the SW corner cif College Heights Addition; thence
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