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  • California Constitution Article XI Section 1
    (a) The State is divided into counties which are legal subdivisions of the State. The Legislature shall prescribe uniform procedure for county formation, consolidation, and...
  • California Constitution Article XI Section 2
    (a) The Legislature shall prescribe uniform procedure for city formation and provide for city powers. (b) Except with approval by a majority of its electors...
  • California Constitution Article XI Section 3
    (a) For its own government, a county or city may adopt a charter by majority vote of its electors voting on the question. The charter...
  • California Constitution Article XI Section 4
    County charters shall provide for: (a) A governing body of 5 or more members, elected (1) by district or, (2) at large, or (3) at...
  • California Constitution Article XI Section 5
    (a) It shall be competent in any city charter to provide that the city governed thereunder may make and enforce all ordinances and regulations in...
  • California Constitution Article XI Section 6
    (a) A county and all cities within it may consolidate as a charter city and county as provided by statute. (b) A charter city and...
  • California Constitution Article XI Section 7
    A county or city may make and enforce within its limits all local, police, sanitary, and other ordinances and regulations not in conflict with general
  • California Constitution Article XI Section 7.5
    (a) A city or county measure proposed by the legislative body of a city, charter city, county, or charter county and submitted to the voters...
  • California Constitution Article XI Section 8
    (a) The Legislature may provide that counties perform municipal functions at the request of cities within them. (b) If provided by their respective charters, a...
  • California Constitution Article XI Section 9
    (a) A municipal corporation may establish, purchase, and operate public works to furnish its inhabitants with light, water, power, heat, transportation, or means of communication....
  • California Constitution Article XI Section 10
    (a) A local government body may not grant extra compensation or extra allowance to a public officer, public employee, or contractor after service has been...
  • California Constitution Article XI Section 11
    (a) The Legislature may not delegate to a private person or body power to make, control, appropriate, supervise, or interfere with county or municipal corporation...
  • California Constitution Article XI Section 12
    The Legislature may prescribe procedure for presentation, consideration, and enforcement of claims against counties, cities, their officers, agents, or employees.
  • California Constitution Article XI Section 13
    The provisions of Sections 1(b) (except for the second sentence), 3(a), 4, and 5 of this Article relating to matters affecting the distribution of powers...
  • California Constitution Article XI Section 14
    A local government formed after the effective date of this section, the boundaries of which include all or part of two or more counties, shall...
  • California Constitution Article XI Section 15
    (a) From the revenues derived from taxes imposed pursuant to the Vehicle License Fee Law (Part 5 (commencing with Section 10701) of Division 2 of...
  • Last modified: August 5, 2008