California Government Code ARTICLE 1 - Terms Defined

• Section 23070.
  The terms and definitions contained in this article apply to the boundary descriptions of the several counties, unless otherwise declared.(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
• Section 23071.
  In describing courses, “north,” “south,” “east,” and “west,” mean true courses, and refer to the true meridian.(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
• Section 23072.
  “Northerly,” “southerly,” “easterly,” and “westerly,” mean due north, due south, due east, and due west, unless controlled by other words, or by lines, monuments, or...
• Section 23073.
  “To,” “on,” “along,” “with,” or “by” a mountain or ridge, mean summit point or summit line.(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
• Section 23074.
  “To,” “by,” “along,” “with,” “in,” “up,” or “down” a creek, river, slough, strait, or bay, mean the middle of the main channel thereof.(Added by Stats....
• Section 23075.
  “In,” “to,” or “from” the ocean shore mean a point three miles seaward from the shore. “Along,” “with,” “by,” or “on” the ocean shore, mean...
• Section 23076.
  The mouth of a creek, river, or slough which empties into another creek, river, or slough, is the point where the middle of the channels...
• Section 23077.
  The use of a county name specified in this division, without further description, is a reference to the county of that name.(Added by Stats. 1947,...

Last modified: October 22, 2018