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CHAPTER 4. County Seats [23600. - 23690.]

Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.

§§ 23600–23690 · 70 sections

  1. ARTICLE 1. Location of County Seats §§ 23600–23658 · 59 sections
    • § 23600 The county seats of the respective counties of the state, as fixed by law and designated in this article, are declared to be the county seats of the respective…
    • § 23601 The county seat of Alameda is Oakland.
    • § 23602 The county seat of Alpine is Markleeville.
    • § 23603 The county seat of Amador is Jackson.
    • § 23604 The county seat of Butte is Oroville.
    • § 23605 The county seat of Calaveras is San Andreas.
    • § 23606 The county seat of Colusa is Colusa.
    • § 23607 The county seat of Contra Costa is Martinez.
    • § 23608 The county seat of Del Norte is Crescent City.
    • § 23609 The county seat of El Dorado is Placerville.
    • § 23610 The county seat of Fresno is Fresno.
    • § 23611 The county seat of Glenn is Willows.
    • § 23612 The county seat of Humboldt is Eureka.
    • § 23613 The county seat of Imperial is El Centro.
    • § 23614 The county seat of Inyo is Independence.
    • § 23615 The county seat of Kern is Bakersfield.
    • § 23616 The county seat of Kings is Hanford.
    • § 23617 The county seat of Lake is Lakeport.
    • § 23618 The county seat of Lassen is Susanville.
    • § 23619 The county seat of Los Angeles is Los Angeles.
    • § 23620 The county seat of Madera is Madera.
    • § 23621 The county seat of Marin is San Rafael.
    • § 23622 The county seat of Mariposa is Mariposa.
    • § 23623 The county seat of Mendocino is Ukiah.
    • § 23624 The county seat of Merced is Merced.
    • § 23625 The county seat of Modoc is Alturas.
    • § 23626 The county seat of Mono is Bridgeport.
    • § 23627 The county seat of Monterey is Salinas.
    • § 23628 The county seat of Napa is Napa.
    • § 23629 The county seat of Nevada is Nevada City.
    • § 23630 The county seat of Orange is Santa Ana.
    • § 23631 The county seat of Placer is Auburn.
    • § 23632 The county seat of Plumas is Quincy.
    • § 23633 The county seat of Riverside is Riverside.
    • § 23634 The county seat of Sacramento is Sacramento.
    • § 23635 The county seat of San Benito is Hollister.
    • § 23636 The county seat of San Bernardino is San Bernardino.
    • § 23637 The county seat of San Diego is San Diego.
    • § 23638 The county seat of San Francisco City and County is San Francisco.
    • § 23639 The county seat of San Mateo is Redwood City.
    • § 23640 The county seat of San Joaquin is Stockton.
    • § 23641 The county seat of San Luis Obispo is San Luis Obispo.
    • § 23642 The county seat of Santa Barbara is Santa Barbara.
    • § 23643 The county seat of Santa Clara is San Jose.
    • § 23644 The county seat of Santa Cruz is Santa Cruz.
    • § 23645 The county seat of Shasta is Redding.
    • § 23646 The county seat of Sierra is Downieville.
    • § 23647 The county seat of Siskiyou is Yreka.
    • § 23648 The county seat of Solano is Fairfield.
    • § 23649 The county seat of Sonoma is Santa Rosa.
    • § 23650 The county seat of Stanislaus is Modesto.
    • § 23651 The county seat of Sutter is Yuba City.
    • § 23652 The county seat of Tehama is Red Bluff.
    • § 23653 The county seat of Trinity is Weaverville.
    • § 23654 The county seat of Tulare is Visalia.
    • § 23655 The county seat of Tuolumne is Sonora.
    • § 23656 The county seat of Ventura is San Buenaventura.
    • § 23657 The county seat of Yolo is Woodland.
    • § 23658 The county seat of Yuba is Marysville.
  2. ARTICLE 2. Removal of County Seats §§ 23680–23690 · 11 sections
    • § 23680 County seats may be removed and new locations selected as provided in this article.
    • § 23681 A petition praying for the submission of the question of the removal of the county seat, signed by a majority of the qualified electors of any county, as…
    • § 23682 Notice of the election shall be given, clearly stating the object.
    • § 23683 The election shall be held and conducted, and the returns made in all respects as prescribed by law for elections of county officers.
    • § 23684 Each elector shall vote for the place in the county which he prefers as the seat of justice, plainly designating it in his ballot.
    • § 23685 The returns shall be received and compared, and the results ascertained by the board of supervisors. If two-thirds of the qualified voters of the county voting…
    • § 23686 The notice shall declare the place selected to be the county seat of the county from a day specified, not more than 90 days after the election. After the day…
    • § 23687 The statement by the board of supervisors showing the result of the election shall be deposited in the office of the county elections official.
    • § 23688 The board shall transmit a certified copy of the notice of the selection of a county seat to the Secretary of State.
    • § 23689 Unless two-thirds of the votes are cast for some other place than that fixed by law as the former county seat, no second election for the removal of the county…
    • § 23690 When the county seat has been once removed by a popular vote of the county, it may be again removed from time to time, in the manner provided by this article.…