{"code":"GOV","codeName":"Government Code","section":"23072","citation":"Gov. Code, § 23072","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"TITLE 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES [23000. - 33205.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-3"},{"name":"DIVISION 1. COUNTIES GENERALLY [23000. - 23732.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-3/division-1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 2. Boundaries [23070. - 23296.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-3/division-1/chapter-2"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. Terms Defined [23070. - 23077.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-3/division-1/chapter-2/article-1"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.","effective":null,"html":"<p>“Northerly,” “southerly,” “easterly,” and “westerly,” mean due north, due south, due east, and due west, unless controlled by other words, or by lines, monuments, or natural objects.</p>","text":"“Northerly,” “southerly,” “easterly,” and “westerly,” mean due north, due south, due east, and due west, unless controlled by other words, or by lines, monuments, or natural objects.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/terms-defined-23072","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}