lowing the northern boundary of Marin westerly to the mouth of Petaluma Creek; thence up said creek to the mouth of San Antonio Creek; thence up said San Antonio Creek to its head; thence in a direct line to the head of the Estero Americano, on the line surveyed and established by William Mock, under the direction of the Surveyor General, in the year eighteen hundred and fifty-six; thence down said Estero Americano to its mouth; thence due west three miles to a point in the Pacific Ocean; thence northwesterly by ocean shore to the point of beginning.

County seat-Santa Rosa.

NOTE.-Stats. 1851, p. 178; 1852, p. 236; 1855, p. 150; 1861, p. 361; 1868, p. 42.

SOLANO.

3956. Beginning at southwest corner, in San Pablo Solano. Bay, at common corner of Contra Costa, Sonoma, Marin, and Solano, as established in Section 3954; thence north, twenty-six and one half degrees west, about six and one quarter miles on the western line of Sonoma, as established in Section 3955, to the southwest corner of Napa, at the mouth of the Huichica Creek; thence east, on southern line of Napa, to the southeast corner thereof, as established in Section 3958; thence north, on line of Napa, as established in said section, to the First Standard North; thence east, along said standard, on said Napa line, to the summit of Vaca Mountains; thence northerly, on said summit and Napa line, to Devil's Gate, on Putah Creek, which point forms the northwest corner of Solano and southwest corner of Yolo; thence easterly, on line of Yolo, down said creek and old bed thereof, to its intersection with western line of Range Three East, Mount Diablo meridian, forming the northeast corner of Solano, with exterior angle in Yolo; thence south, along line of Yolo, on said range line, two and seven tenths

Marin.

miles, to the north line of Township Seven North, Mount Diablo base; thence east, nine and seventy-two one hundredths chains, to northeast corner of said township; thence south, to the First Standard North, Mount Diablo base; thence east, on said standard line, to the center of Sutter Slough; thence down said slough to Merritt Slough, down Merritt Slough to the Sacramento River, down the Sacramento River about thirteen miles to Suisun Bay; thence down the bay, along the center of the main ship channel, in a westerly course, about eighteen miles, to the Straits of Carquinez; thence down the middle of said straits, and down San Pablo Bay, to the place of beginning. All these courses and lines being as shown by map and notes of William Wayne Fitch and E. H. Marshall, Surveyor and Deputy Surveyor of Solano County. County seat-Fairfield.

NOTE.-Stats. 1851, p. 179; 1852, p. 236; 1853, p. 20; 1855, p. 77; 1857, p. 1C8; 1870, p. 294. Messrs. Fitch and Marshall furnished letters and maps containing valuable information respecting the boundaries of Solano and adjacent counties.

MARIN.

3957. Beginning in the Pacific Ocean, at southwestern corner of Sonoma; thence southeasterly along southern line of Sonora, as established in Section 3955, to the mouth of Petaluma Creek; thence to common corner of Marin, Sonoma, Contra Costa, and Solano, in San Pablo Bay, as established in Section 3955; thence southerly along the western boundary of Contra Costa, in the Bay of San Pablo, to the middle of the Straits of San Pablo; thence southerly, in a direct line, to Invincible Rock, in the Bay of San Francisco, near the entrance of the Straits of San Pablo; thence, in a direct line, to northwestern point of Red Rock; thence southerly to the extreme southeasterly point of Angel Island; thence southwesterly

to the extreme end of Point Cavallo at low water mark; thence on the line of low water mark along the northern shore of the bay to Point Bonita, and three miles into the Pacific Ocean, to the northwestern corner of San Francisco, as established in Section 3950; thence northwesterly by ocean shore to the place of beginning.

County seat-San Rafael.

NOTE.-Stats. 1851, p. 177; 1854, p. 121; 1860, p. 269; 1861, p. 351; 1868, p. 347. The Act of 1868 leaves a small strip between Marin and San Francisco out of both and all counties. See, however, Secs. 3950, 3953, 3954, and note to Sec. 3953.

NAPA.

3958. Beginning at southwestern corner, at a point Napa. in Huichica Creek where the said creek empties into San Pablo Bay; thence east to the mountains dividing Napa Valley from Suisun Valley, forming southeastern corner; thence northerly along the summit line of said mountains to its intersection with the First Standard North, Mount Diablo base, marked by a rock monument erected by Ralph Norris; thence east along said standard line seven and three-fourth miles to Vaca Mountains, which divide the Vaca and Suisun Valleys; thence northerly along the main ridge of said Vaca Mountains to Putah Creek, at a point called the Devil's Gate; thence northerly across said creek to and along the mountains dividing Berryessa Valley from Sacramento Valley to the southeast corner of Lake County on the western line of Yolo; thence westerly along the southern line of Lake, as established in Section 3917, to its intersection with the eastern line of Sonoma; thence southeasterly on said line of Sonoma to the western branch of the headwaters of the Huichica Creek; thence westerly to the main ridge that divides the Huichica Valley from the

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Sonoma Valley; thence southerly along the said dividing ridge to the tule bordering on San Pablo Bay; thence southerly to the center of the Huichica Creek; thence down said creek to its mouth, the place of beginning.

NOTE.-Stats. 1851, p. 178; 1852, p. 192; 1855, p. 77; 1851, p. 560. No attempt was made to materially change the boundaries of any of the counties, but simply to render the lines more definite and certain. Changes should only follow urgent necessity. Nothing can produce greater confusion than frequent changes of the law in matters of territorial jurisdiction, and it is hoped that future legislation may be directed to necessary changes only. Except in cases of ancient or long established lines, reputation is not proof of boundary, and when it is received it must have arisen from deceased persons of experience and full knowledge who have declared the lines.-Lay vs. Neville, 25 Cal., p. 545. The first Act following was passed prior to the Act putting this Title into effect, which was passed March 16th, 1872; it is given, however, for conve

nience.

Stats. 1871-2, p. 305.

An Act to define the northern boundary line of Napa
County, adjoining Lake and Yolo Counties.
[Approved March 8, 1872.]

[Enacting clause.]

SECTION 1. The northern boundary line of Napa and the southeasterly boundary line of Lake Counties shall commence at the highest point of the Mount St. Helena; thence running in an easterly direction along the present boundary line between said counties to the Buttes Cañon Road; thence northeasterly in a direct line to the junction of Jericho and Putah Creeks; thence up Jericho Creek to the junction of Hunting Creek, in Jericho Valley; thence up Hunting Creek to a large pile of rocks on the southeasterly side of the county road, at the lower and most easterly end of Hunting Valley; thence in a straight line in the direction of the intersection of Bear and Cache Creeks to the county line of Yolo County; thence along the line of Yolo County in a southeasterly direction to the present .county line dividing Yolo and Napa Counties.

SEC. 2. The Board of Supervisors of Napa County

shall order paid the claim of Lake County for the sum of thirty-five hundred dollars, and the Auditor of said County of Napa shall draw a warrant for the same on the Treasurer of the said county, payable from the General Fund, and the Treasurer of Napa County shall pay the same.

SEC. 3. All Acts or parts of Acts in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.

SEC. 4. This Act shall take effect from and after its passage.

Stats. 1871-2, p. 484.

An Act to create the County of Ventura, to establish the boundaries thereof, and to provide for its organization.

[Approved March 22, 1872.]

[Enacting clause.]

SECTION 1. There shall be formed out of the eastern part of Santa Barbara County a new county, to be called Ventura.

SEC. 2. The boundaries of Ventura County shall be as follows: Commencing on the coast of the Pacific Ocean, at the mouth of the Rincon Creek; thence following up the center of said creek to its source; thence due north to the northern boundary line of Santa Barbara County; thence in an easterly direction along the said boundary line of Santa Barbara County to the northeast corner of the same; thence southerly along the line between the said Santa Barbara County and Los Angeles County to the Pacific Ocean and three miles therein; thence in a northwesterly direction to a point due south of and three miles distant from the center of the mouth of Rincon Creek; thence north to the point of beginning, and including the Islands of Anacapa and San Nicholas.

SEC. 3. The seat of justice shall be at the Town of San Buenaventura until otherwise provided by law.

SEC. 4. The Governor of this State shall, when this Act takes effect, appoint some suitable person, resident of Ventura County, to act as County Judge of said county, whose term of office shall continue until the first day of January, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four, and until his successor is elected and qualified, and who shall hold his office and reside at the county seat. There shall be chosen by the qualified electors thereof at the judicial election to be holden in the year eighteen hundred and seventy-three, and every four years thereafter, a County Judge for Ventura County, whose term of office shall commence on the