1913 private laws – Ch.59 Sec.1

That the inhabitants of the city of Raleigh shall continue, as they have heretofore been, a body politic and corporate, under the name and style of The City of Raleigh, and under such name and style shall have perpetual succession, may adopt a corporate seal, contract and be contracted with, sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded; acquire by purchase, devise, bequest, or other conveyance, such real and personal property anywhere within Raleigh Township as may be requisite and necessary for the proper government and needs of the city; hold, invest, improve, use, govern, control, and protect, and sell or dispose of the same, and have all the powers, rights and privileges necessary, belonging, or usually appertaining to municipal corporations.