The Civil Code of the State of California

THE

CIVIL CODE

OF THE

STATE OF CALIFORNIA,

AS ENACTED IN 1872, AMENDED AT SUBSEQUENT SES-

SIONS, AND ADAPTED TO THE CONSTITUTION OF

1879, WITH REFERENCES TO THE DECISIONS

IN WHICH THE CODE WAS CITED, AND AN

APPENDIX OF GENERAL LAWS UPON

THE SUBJECTS EMBRACED IN

THE CODE.

COMPILED BY

ALBERT HART.

SAN FRANCISCO:

SUMNER WHITNEY AND COMPANY

1883.

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BY ALBERT HAR?

JAN 2 0 1932

1/20/32

CONTENTS.

Part I. PERSONS......

II. PERSONAL RIGHTS...

III. PERSONAL RELATIONS....

TITLE I. MARRIAGE...

CHAPTER I. The contract of marriage.

II. Divorce..

III. Husband and wife..

TITLE II. PARENT AND CHILD..

CHAPTER I. By birth...

II. By adoption.

TITLE III. GUARDIAN AND WARD..

IV. MASTER AND SERVANT

Part IV. CORPORATIONS.....

283-648

TITLE I. GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE

TO ALL CORPORATIONS..

283-403

CHAPTER I. Formation of corporations. 283-320

II. Corporate stock...

322–349

III. Corporate powers..

354-393

IV. Extension and dissolution of cor-

porations...

399-403

TITLE II. INSURANCE CORPORATIONS..

414-448

CHAPTER 1. General provisions...

414-420

II. Fire and marine insurance cor-

porations..

424–431

III. Mutual life, health, and acci-

dent insurance corporations .. 437–452

TITLE III. RAILROAD CORPORATIONS.

454-491

CHAPTER I. Officers and corporate stock. 454-459

II. Enumeration of powers.

465-478

III. Business, how conducted 479-491

TITLE IV. STREET RAILROAD CORPORATIONS.. 497-511

V. WAGON ROAD CORPORATIONS .... 512-523
IV. Termination of ownership..

SLOTIONS

TITLE VI. BRIDGE, FERRY, WHARF, CHUTE,

AND PIER CORPORATIONS.

528-531

VII. TELEGRAPH CORPORATIONS..

536-541

VIII. WATER AND CANAL CORPORATIONS. 548-552

IX. HOMESTEAD CORPORATIONS... 557-566

X. SAVINGS AND LOAN CORPORATIONS. 571-579

XI. MINING CORPORATIONS...

584-587

XII. RELIGIOUS, SOCIAL, AND BENEVO-
LENT CORPORATIONS....

593-602

XIII. CEMETERY CORPORATIONS..

608-614

XIV. AGRICULTURAL FAIR CORPORATIONS. 620-622

XV. GAS CORPORATIONS..

628-632

XVI. LAND AND BUILDING CORPORATIONS. 639-648

DIVISION SECOND.

PART I. PROPERTY IN GENERAL...

TITLE I. NATURE OF PROPERTY

II. OWNERSHIP.

CHAPTER I. Owners .

II. Modifications of ownership.

III. Rights of owners..

TITLE III. GENERAL DEFINITIONS ...

PART II. REAL OR IMMOVABLE PROPERTY. 755-940

TITLE I. GENERAL PROVISIONS

755

II. ESTATES IN REAL PROPERTY.

761-811

CHAPTER I. Estates in general...

761-781

II. Termination of estates..

789–793

III. Servitudes.

801-811

TITLE III. RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF OWNERS. 818-841

CHAPTER I. Rights of owners

818-834

II. Obligations of owners..

840-841

TITLE IV. USES AND TRUSTS.....

847–871

V. POWERS (repealed).

PART III. PERSONAL OR MOVABLE PROPERTY. 946-994

TITLE I. PERSONAL PROPERTY IN GENERAL..... 946-947

II. PARTICULAR KINDS OF PERSONAL PROP-

ERTY.

953-994

CHAPTER I. Things in action.

953-954

II. Shipping..

960–973

III. Products of the mind..

980-985

IV. Other kinds of personal property 991–994

SEOTIONS

PART IV. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY......... 1000-1422

TITLE I. MODES IN WHICH PROPERTY MAY

CHAPTER I. To real property..

1013-1019

II. To personal property.

1025-1033

TITLE IV. TRANSFER..

1039-1231

CHAPTER I. Transfer in general.

1039-1085

II. Transfer of real property.

1091-1115

III. Transfer of personal property. 1135–1153

IV. Recording transfers of real

property..

1158-1217

V. Unlawful transfers.

1227-1231

TITLE V. HOMESTEADS.....

1237–1269

CHAPTER I. General provisions.

1237-1261

II. Homestead of the head of a

family.

1262-1265

III. Homestead of other persons... 1266–1269

TITLE VI. WILLS.

1270-1377

CHAPTER I. Execution and revocation of

wills...

1270-1313

II. Interpretation of wills. 1317-1351

III. General provisions relating to

wills....

1357–1377

TITLE VII. SUCCESSION

PART I. OBLIGATIONS IN GENERAL...

.1427–1543

TITLE I. DEFINITION OF OBLIGATIONS.... 1427-1428

II. INTERPRETATION OF OBLIGATIONS.. 1429-1451

CHAPTER I. General rules of interpretation.. 1429

II. Joint or several obligations... 1430–1432

III. Conditional obligations... 1434-1442

IV. Alternative obligations. 1448-1451

TITLE III. TRANSFER OF OBLIGATIONS.

1457-1467

IV. EXTINCTION OF OBLIGATIONS. 1473-1543

CHAPTER I. Performance..

1473-1479

II. Offer of performance.

1485-1505

III. Prevention of performance or

offer.....

1511-1515

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