THE

CIVIL CODE

OF THE

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

IN FOUR DIVISIONS

Compiled From the
State Civil Code, Adopted March 21st, 1872

and the Subsequent
Official Statute Amendments
to and Including

1923.

Compiled by

R. E. RAGLAND
of the San Francisco Bar

L 9701

Copyright

1923
By R. E. Ragland

Produced in the plant of
THE CLAREMONT PRESS, INC.

5660 College Avenue

Oakland, Calif.

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Div. Part Title Chap. Subject

Page

I

PERSONS

4

I

Persons

4

II

Personal Rights

5

III

Personal Relations

8

I

Marriage

8

I

Contract of Marriage

8

II

Divorce

12

III

Husband and Wife.

19

II

Parent and Child..

23

I

Children by Birth..

23

II

Children by Adoption

26

III

Guardian and Ward.

28

IV

Master and Apprentice.

30

IV

Corporations

33

I

General Provisions Applicable to All..... 34

I

Formation of Corporations...

34

II

Corporate Stock

49

III

Corporate Powers

57

IV

Extension and Dissolution.

67

V

General Provisions

70

VI

Foreign Corporations

70

II

Insurance Corporations

71

I

General Provisions

71

II

Fire and Marine

75

III

Mutual Life, Health and Accident...... 76

IV

Mutual Benefit and Life Asso...

79

V

For Discovery Fire and Saving Life

and Prop.

80

VI

Life, Health, Accident, Assess. Plan.. 82

VII

Title Insurance Corporations

86

VIII

Mortgage insurance

89

IN

Railroad Corporations

95

I

Officers and Corporate Stock

95

II

Enumeration of Powers..

96

III

Business, How Conducted

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Corporations (continued)

Street-Railroad Corporations

105

Wagon Road Corporations

109

Bridge, Ferry, Wharf, Chute and Pier

Corp.

111

Telegraph & Telephone Corporations 112

Water and Canal Corporations. .113

Homestead Corporations

.114

Savings and Loan Corp..

116

Mining Corporations

.119

For Formation Boards of Trade, Insti-

tutes, etc.

122

Religious, Social and Benevolent. 123

Societies Prevention Cruelty..

130

Cemetery Corporations

133

Agricultural Fair Corporations... .135

Land and Building Corporations.. .136

Colleges and Seminaries of Learning..144

Consolidation Colleges and Institutes 145

Co-operative Business Corporations....147

Co-operative Business Asso.

147

Non-profit Agricultural, Etc. Asso.....

151

Non-profit Co-operative Corporations.. 155

Non-profit Co-op. Asso. Cap. Stock

and None

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.PROPERTY

Property in General

Nature of Property

Ownership

Owners

Modifications of Ownership.

Rights of Owners.

Termination of Ownership.

General Definitions

Real or Immovable Property

General Provisions

Estates in Real Property

Estates in General

Termination of Estates

Servitudes

Rights and Obligations of Owners.

Rights of Owners

Obligations of Owners.

Uses and Trusts

Personal or Movable Property.

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