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1849 - California Constitution Feb 2019

1849 - California Constitution

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The original Constitution for California was adopted at the California Constitutional Convention on October 10, 1849, and ratified on November 13, 1849. The United States Congress in 1848 failed to set up any government for California either territorial or state, and adjourning early in 1849 without taking any action. BVT Brigadier-General Bennet Riley, then the Military Governor, issued a proclamation calling for the establishment of a state constitution or a territorial government. A new constitution was adopted in 1879.


1965 - The Original Constitution Of The State Of California, 1849, With The Official Spanish Translation Feb 2019

1965 - The Original Constitution Of The State Of California, 1849, With The Official Spanish Translation

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A presentation copy to the Governor of the State of California, Edmund G. Brown, of the first California Constitution. The book includes the Constitution in English and Spanish, along with a narrative about the circumstances surrounding the creation and adoption of the original Constitution.


1881 - History Of The State Of California From The Period Of The Conquest By Spain To Her Occupation By The United States, John Frost Nov 2017

1881 - History Of The State Of California From The Period Of The Conquest By Spain To Her Occupation By The United States, John Frost

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Originally published in 1851 without the Appendix and with a chapter on the natural history of California, this 1881 edition covers the entire pre-United States history of California in pages 7 through 36. The remainder of the book focuses on California history following 1847 through 1853 (pages 36 through 300) with a significant emphasis on gold, mining, agriculture and other resources; the formation of the state government; routes to California; the Californians; and California Indians. This later edition excluded the natural history chapter and added a new one concerning events in California from its admission into the United States to …