Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-08-21
State Division.

The following is a copy of the Act
of State Division passed by the
Legislature April 10, 1859:
AN ACT
GRANTING THE CONSENT OF THE
LEGISLATURES TO THE FORMA-
TON OF A DIFFERENT GOVERN
MENT FOR THE SOUTHERN COUN-
TIES OF THIS STATE.
[Approved April IS. 1885,
The People of the State of Cali
fornia, REPRESENTED in Senate and
Assembly,, do enact as foiloaos.:
SECTION l. That the consent of
the Legislature of this State is
hereby gwen to the effect that all
Of that part or portion of the pres
ent territory of this State lying
south of u line drawn eastward
from the west boundary of the
State, along the sixth stand
ard parallel south of the
Mount Diabl0 meridian, east
TO the summit Of the coast
range; thence southerly, following
said summit to the seventh stand
ard parallel; thence due east, on
said standard, parallel to its inter-
section with the northwest bound
AIRY OF Los Angeles county; thence
north east along said boundary to.
the eastern boundary Of the State
including the counties Of San Lui,
Obispo, Santa Barbara, Los An
geles, San Diego, San Bernardino
and a part of Buena Vista, be seq
regated from the remaining por-
ton of the State. for the purpose of
the formation by Congress, with
the concurrent action of said por-
tion--the consent for the segregs-
ton of which is hereby granted
of Territ orial or other Govern
ment, under the name of the "Ter-
ritory of Colorado" or such other
name as may be deemed meet and
proper.
SEC. 2. The Governor shall, in
his Proclamation for the next gen.
eral election, direct the voters of
the counties of San Diego, San
Bernardino, Los Angeles, Santa
Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and
part of Buena Vista, to.wit: such
part as shall include all of the pre-
cincts south of the sixth standard
parallel south of Mount Diablo
meridian, at such general election,
to vote "FOr Territory" or
against u Territory" and in case
two-thirds of the whole number of
voters voting thereon shall vote for
n change OF government, the con.
sent hereby given shall be deemed
consumm ated.
SEC. 8. The respective County
Clerks of the counties herein
named shall no AXE out u statement
of the result of such vote, and
transmit the same to the Secretary
of State in the same manner as by
law they are required to do con-
corning the election of State and
county officers; and 1t Is hereby
made the duty of the Secretary OF
State, upon the receipt by him Of
the election returns of the said
counties and precincts, to make
out correct statement OF the
whole number Of votes cast, both
for and against the change OF gov
ernment; and in case two-thirds,
or more, of the votes relating to
the change of government be
found to be In favor of such change
of govern ent, he shall certify to
the correctness of such statement,
aud transmit certified copies of
the same, with copies of this Act
annexed, to the Governor of this
State, whose duty 1t shall be to
cause u copy, with copy of this
Act annexed, to tie sent to the
President of the United States, and
to each of our Senators and Repre-
sentatives in Congress.
SEC. 4. The connection now ex-
letting between this State and the
said counties, and parts Of counties
Ito the segregation OF which the
Legislature hereby consents, upon
condition that two-thirds of the
voters residing therein and
voting thereon, shall vote
for such change at the next eDsu-
ing general election-shall con-
tinue, to all intents and purposes,
until the organization and estab-
iishment of a separate government
therefor, under law Of Congress
to that effect, and no longer.
SEC. 5. Should Congress so act
on the consent hereby given as to
organize separate government
for the southern counties, as herein
specified, the Legislature Of the
State of California, to be held next
after such action, shall appoint two
Commissioners; and the first Terri
torIal Assembly. or Legislature of
the new Government, AZ the case
may be, shall, during the first ses-
sion, appoint two other Commits
sioners, all of whom shall meet at
the capital of California proper, at
such time as the Governor of the
last named State shall signify TO