The inhabitants of the City of Appleton City, 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 Appleton City" 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.
[Ord. No. 002 §1, 8-1-1949]
A. The
Seal of the City of Appleton City, Missouri shall be circular in form,
having the device of a sheaf of grain, plow, rake, and shovel, encircled
by a scroll with the words "City Seal, Appleton City, Missouri." inscribed
in Roman capital letters; said Seal to be one (1) inch and three-fourths
(¾) of an inch in diameter, and the same is hereby declared
to be the common Seal of the City of Appleton City, Missouri.
B. The
City Clerk shall be the keeper of the common Seal of the City of Appleton
City, 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.