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Description and Holding Information
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1874, California Civil Code, Annotated
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The civil code of the State of California: 1st ed., annotated by Creed Haymond and John C. Burch of the California Code Commission, Vol. 1-2, San
Francisco, A.L. Bancroft & Co., and Sumner Whitney & Co., 1874, all published. (In 1870 a Code Commission was appointed to draft “a complete system of
laws for presentation to and later enactment by the Legislature. The Commission was formed of Creed Haymond, Chair, John C. Burch, and John H. McKune.
It’s work was presented in four volumes, respectively entitled the “Political,” “Civil,” “Civil Procedure.” and “Penal” Codes. These were enacted into
law in 1872 and published by the State in four single volumes. Subsequently, two of the Commissioners, Haymond and Burch, authored annotated editions
of those basic codes, which were published commercially in 1872 and reprinted in 1874 {the printing offered here}. As the authors explain in their
preface: “The Civil Code embraces the rights of persons, their relations toward each other, and the rules applicable to and governing property; or, in
other words, comprehends within its scope those divisions of the law which are defined by Blackstone as ‘The Rights of Persons’ and ‘The Rights of
Things.’ The 1872 California Codes were among the first and proudest products of the American Codification Movement, led by David Dudley Field. In tribute
to that fact the Civil Code volumes of this edition are dedicated to Field.)
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Title:
The Civil code of the State of California / annotated by Creed Haymond and John C. Burch.
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OCLC Number:
614443516
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