{"code":"GOV","codeName":"Government Code","section":"23120","citation":"Gov. Code, § 23120","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 2. Boundaries of the Several Counties [23100. - 23158.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-3/division-1/chapter-2/article-2"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.","effective":null,"html":"<p>The boundaries of Madera County are as follows:</p><p>Beginning at a point where the third standard line south of Mount Diablo base line crosses the San Joaquin River; thence up the middle of said river, following the meanderings thereof southeasterly and northeasterly, to the point where said river crosses the south boundary line of T. 6 S., R. 24 E., M. D. B. &amp; M.; thence running northeast to the boundary line of Mono; thence following the western line of Mono and southern line of Tuolumne to the corner common to Tuolumne, Mariposa, and Madera; thence following the southern line of Mariposa, to the southeast corner of Merced; thence westerly, following the southern line of Merced to a point where said line is intersected by the San Joaquin River; thence following up the middle of said river to the point of beginning.</p>","text":"The boundaries of Madera County are as follows: Beginning at a point where the third standard line south of Mount Diablo base line crosses the San Joaquin River; thence up the middle of said river, following the meanderings thereof southeasterly and northeasterly, to the point where said river crosses the south boundary line of T. 6 S., R. 24 E., M. D. B. & M.; thence running northeast to the boundary line of Mono; thence following the western line of Mono and southern line of Tuolumne to the corner common to Tuolumne, Mariposa, and Madera; thence following the southern line of Mariposa, to the southeast corner of Merced; thence westerly, following the southern line of Merced to a point where said line is intersected by the San Joaquin River; thence following up the middle of said river to the point of beginning.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/boundaries-of-the-several-counties-23120","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}