The Civil Code of the State of California: As Enacted in 1872, Amended at Subsequent Sessions, and Adapted to the Constitution of 1879, with References to the Decisions in which the Code was Cited, and an Appendix of General Laws Upon the Subjects Embraced in the CodeSumner Whitney, 1876 - 589 pages |
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... debt ; 4. The word " . ' month " " otherwise expressed ; and , means a calendar month , unless 5. The word " will " includes codicils . [ In effect July 1 , 1876. ] 54 Cal . 109 . §§ 15 , 16 , 17 of said Code are repealed . [ In effect ...
... debt ; 4. The word " . ' month " " otherwise expressed ; and , means a calendar month , unless 5. The word " will " includes codicils . [ In effect July 1 , 1876. ] 54 Cal . 109 . §§ 15 , 16 , 17 of said Code are repealed . [ In effect ...
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... debts of wife contracted before marriage . 171. Wife's property not liable for debts of the husband , but lia ble for her own debts . 172. Power of the husband over community property . 173. Courtesy and dower not allowed . 174. Support ...
... debts of wife contracted before marriage . 171. Wife's property not liable for debts of the husband , but lia ble for her own debts . 172. Power of the husband over community property . 173. Courtesy and dower not allowed . 174. Support ...
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... debts of the wife contracted before the marriage . § 171. The separate property of the wife is not liable for the debts of her husband , but is liable for her own debts , con- tracted before or after marriage . § 172. The husband has ...
... debts of the wife contracted before the marriage . § 171. The separate property of the wife is not liable for the debts of her husband , but is liable for her own debts , con- tracted before or after marriage . § 172. The husband has ...
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... debts beyond their subscribed capital stock , or reduce or increase the capital stock , except as hereinafter specially provided . For a violation of the provisions of this section , the directors under whose administration the same may ...
... debts beyond their subscribed capital stock , or reduce or increase the capital stock , except as hereinafter specially provided . For a violation of the provisions of this section , the directors under whose administration the same may ...
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... debts and liabili- ties as the amount of stock or shares owned by him bears to the whole of the subscribed capital stock or shares of the cor- poration , and for a like proportion only of each debt or claim gainst the corporation . Any ...
... debts and liabili- ties as the amount of stock or shares owned by him bears to the whole of the subscribed capital stock or shares of the cor- poration , and for a like proportion only of each debt or claim gainst the corporation . Any ...
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Page 457 - Anything which is injurious to health, or is indecent, or offensive to the senses, or an obstruction to the free use of property, so as to interfere with the comfortable enjoyment of life or property...
Page 450 - ... conclusively presumed if made by a person having at the time the possession or control of the property, and not accompanied by an immediate delivery, and followed by an actual and continued change of possession of the things transferred, to be fraudulent, and therefore void, against those who are his creditors while he remains in possession...
Page 241 - An agreement for the leasing for a longer period than one year, or for the sale of real property, or of an interest therein; and such agreement, if made by an agent of the party sought to be charged...
Page 5 - Words used in this code in the present tense include the future as well as the present; words used in the masculine gender include the feminine and neuter; the singular number includes the plural, and the plural the singular; the word "person...
Page 244 - In cases of uncertainty not removed by the preceding rules, the language of a contract should be interpreted most strongly against the party who caused the uncertainty to exist.
Page 311 - One who gains a thing by fraud, accident, mistake, undue influence, the violation of a trust, or other wrongful act is, unless he has some other and better right thereto, an involuntary trustee of the thing gained, for the benefit of the person who would otherwise have had it.
Page 191 - A holographic will is one that is entirely written, dated and signed by the hand of the testator himself. It is subject to no other form, and may be made in or out of this state, and need not be witnessed.
Page 30 - All property of the wife, owned by her before marriage, and that acquired afterwards by gift, bequest, devise, or descent, with the rents, issues, and profits thereof, is her separate property.
Page 53 - ... for as many persons as there are directors or managers to be elected, or to cumulate said shares and give one candidate as many votes as the number of directors multiplied by the number of his shares of stock shall equal, or to distribute them, on the same principle, among as many candidates as he shall think fit; and such directors or managers shall not be elected in any other manner...
Page 437 - For the breach of an obligation not arising from contract, the measure of damages, except where otherwise expressly provided by this Code, Ls the amount which will compensate for all the detriment proximately caused thereby, whether it could have been anticipated or not...