ARTICLE 1. Terms Defined [23070 - 23077]
( Article 1 added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424. )
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.)
In describing courses, “north,” “south,” “east,” and “west,” mean true courses, and refer to the true meridian.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
“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 natural objects.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
“To,” “on,” “along,” “with,” or “by” a mountain or ridge, mean summit point or summit line.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
“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. 1947, Ch. 424.)
“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 on a line parallel with and three miles seaward from the shore.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
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 intersect.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
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, Ch. 424.)