THE

CIVIL CODE.

COPYRIGHT, 1915

BY

BANCROFT-WHITNEY COMPANY

SAN FRANCISCO
THE FILMER BROTHERS ELECTROTYPE COMPANY
TYPOGRAPHERS AND STEREOTYPERS

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SUMMARY OF CONTENTS.

TITLE OF THE ACT. § 1.

PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS. §§ 2-21.

DIVISION FIRST. PERSONS. §§ 25-653zb.

PROPERTY. §§ 654-1426s.

Chapter I.

SECOND.

THIRD.

OBLIGATIONS. §§ 1427-3268.

FOURTH. GENERAL PROVISIONS. §§ 3274-3543.

PART III.

PERSONAL RELATIONS.

MARRIAGE. §§ 55-181.

TITLE I.

II.

III.

PARENT AND CHILD. §§ 193-230.

GUARDIAN AND WARD. §§ 236-258.

IV. MASTER AND APPRENTICE. §§ 264-276.

TITLE I.

MARRIAGE.

The Contract of Marriage. Articles I-III. §§ 55-80.

Divorce. Articles I-IV. §§ 82-148.

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II.

III. Husband and Wife. §§ 155-181.

(v)

II.

III.

IV.

V.

VI.

VII.

VIII.

IX.

X.

XI.

XIa.

PART IV.

CORPORATIONS.

TITLE I. GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL CORPORATIONS.

410.

INSURANCE CORPORATIONS. SS 414-453hh.

RAILROAD CORPORATIONS. §§ 454-494.

STREET-RAILROAD CORPORATIONS. §§ 497-511.

TITLE III.

GUARDIAN AND WARD. §§ 236-258.

TITLE IV.

MASTER AND APPRENTICE. §§ 264-276.

WAGON-ROAD CORPORATIONS. §§ 512-524.

BRIDGE, FERRY, WHARF, CHUTE, AND PIER CORPORATIONS. §§ 528-

531.

TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATIONS.

WATER AND CANAL CORPORATIONS. §§ 548-552.

HOMESTEAD CORPORATIONS. §§ 557-566.

§§ 536-541.

§§ 283-

SAVINGS AND LOAN CORPORATIONS. §§ 571-583b.

MINING CORPORATIONS. §§ 584-590.

CORPORATIONS FOR THE FORMATION OF CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE,

BOARDS OF TRADE, MECHANICS' INSTITUTES, AND OTHER Kindred

ASSOCIATIONS. §§ 591-592e.

XII. RELIGIOUS, SOCIAL, AND BENEVOLENT CORPORATIONS §§ 593-605.

XIIa. SOCIETIES FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO CHILDREN AND ANI-

MALS. §§ 607–607g.

XIII. CEMETERY CORPORATIONS. §§ 608-616.

XIV.

XV.

XVI.

XVII.

XVIII.

AGRICULTURAL FAIR CORPORATIONS. §§ 620-622.

CORPORATIONS TO FURNISH LIGHT FOR PUBLIC USE. §§ 628-632.

LAND AND BUILDING CORPORATIONS. §§ 633-648a.

COLLEGES AND SEMINARIES OF LEARNING. §§ 649-651.

CONSOLIDATION OF COLLEGES AND INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDU-

CATION. §§ 652, 653.

XIX.

CO-OPERATIVE BUSINESS CORPORATIONS. § 653a.

XX.

CO-OPERATIVE BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS. §§ 653b-653 1.

XXI. NON-PROFIT CO-OPERATIVE AGRICULTURAL, VITICULTURAL AND HOR-

TICULTURAL ASSOCIATIONS. $$ 653m-653s.

XXII. NON-PROFIT CO-OPERATIVE CORPORATIONS. §§ 6531-653zb.

TITLE I.

GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL CORPORATIONS.

Formation of Corporations. Articles I, II. §§ 283-321b.

II. Corporate Stock. Articles I, II. §§ 322-349.

III.

Chapter I.

Corporate Powers. Articles I-IV. §§ 354-393.

IV.

Extension and Dissolution of Corporations. §§ 399-403.

V. General Provisions Affecting Corporations. §§ 403, 404.

VI. Foreign Corporations. §§ 405–410.

TITLE II.

INSURANCE CORPORATIONS.

Chapter I.

General Provisions. §§ 414-422.

II.

Fire, Marine, and Title Insurance Corporations. §§ 424–432.

III. Mutual Life, Health, and Accident Insurance Corporations.

§§ 437-452.

IV. Mutual Benefit and Life Associations. §§ 452a, 453.

V. Corporations to Discover Fire and Save Property and Human

Life from Destruction Thereby. §§ 453a-453c.

VI. Life, Health, Accident, and Annuity or Endowment Insurance

on the Assessment Plan. §§ 453d-453p.

VII. Title. Insurance Corporations. §§ 453s-453z.

VIII. Mortgage Insurance. §§ 453aa-453hh.

TITLE III.

RAILROAD CORPORATIONS.

Chapter I. Officers and Corporate Stock. §§ 454-459.

II. Enumeration of Powers. §§ 465-478.

III. Business, How Conducted.

§§ 479-494.

TITLE IV.

STREET-RAILROAD CORPORATIONS.

TITLE V.

WAGON-ROAD CORPORATIONS.

§§ 497-511.

§§ 512-524.

TITLE VI.

BRIDGE, FERRY, WHARF, CHUTE, AND PIER CORPORATIONS.

§§ 528-531.

TITLE VII.

TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATIONS. §§ 536-541.

TITLE VIII.

WATER AND CANAL CORPORATIONS. §§ 548-552.

TITLE IX.

HOMESTEAD CORPORATIONS. §§ 557-566.