Be it enacted by the people of the State of Illinois represented in the General Assembly That the inhabitants of the Town of Quincy in the County of Adams and State of Illinois be and they are hereby made and constituted a body politic and corporate by the name and Style of the City of Quincy and by that name shall have perpetual succession, and may have and use a common seal, which they may change and alter at pleasure

Section 2. All that district of country embraced within the following boundaries to wit—Beginning in the middle of the Main channel of Mississippi River west of the south side of Jefferson Street, thence up the River with said channel to a point due west of the Northern extremity of Pease’s addition to said town, thence due East to the eastern side of Wood Street, thence due South along said Wood Street, to a point due East from the place of beginning, thence due West down the South side of Jefferson street to the place of beginning, is hereby declared to be within the boundaries of the said City of Quincy

Sec[Section] 3 The present Board of Trustees of the Town of Quincy, shall on or before the first day of March next, divide the said City of Quincy into three Wards, as nearly equal in population as practicable, particularly describing the boundaries of each

Sec. 4.Whenever any tract of land adjoining the City of Quincy shall have been laid off into town lots and duly recorded as required by law the same shall be annexed and form ^a^ part of the City of Quincy

Sec. 5. The inhabitants of said City by the name and style aforesaid shall have power to sue and be sued, implead and be impleaded[,] defend and be defended in all Courts of law and Equity and in all actions whatever.

To purchase[,] receive[,] and hold property real and personal in said City

To purchase[,] receive[,] and hold property real and personal beyond the City for burial grounds or for other public purposes for the use of the inhabitants of said City

To sell[,] lease[,] convey[,] or dispose of property real and personal for the benefit of the City and to improve and protect such property and to do all other things in relation thereto as natural persons