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CHAPTER 1 <br />NAME, BOUNDARIES, POWERS <br /> AND GENERAL PROVISIONS <br /> <br />Section 1.1. Name and Boundaries. <br /> The City of Ramsey, Anoka County, Minnesota, shall continue to <br />be a municipal corporation under that name and with the same <br />boundaries as now are or hereafter may be established. The clerk- <br />administrator shall keep in his/her office at least two copies of this <br />charter with amendments, and shall maintain in each copy an accurate <br />and up-to-date description of the boundaries. The copies of the charter, <br />amendments and boundary descriptions shall be available for public <br />inspection anytime during regular office hours. <br /> <br />Section 1.2. Powers of the City. <br /> The city shall have all powers which it may now or hereafter be <br />possible for a municipal corporation in this state to exercise in harmony <br />with this charter and with the constitutions of this state and of the United <br />States and with the statutes of this state. It is the intention of this charter <br />to confer upon the city every power which it would have if it were <br />specifically mentioned, unless otherwise provided in this charter. <br /> The charter shall be construed liberally in favor of the <br />city, and the specific mention of particular municipal powers in other <br />sections of this charter does not limit the powers of the city to those thus <br />mentioned. Unless granted to some other officer or <br />body, all powers are vested in the council. <br /> <br />Section 1.3. Charter a Public Act. <br /> This charter shall be a public act and neext not be <br />pleaded or proved in any case. <br /> <br /> <br />