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| Pacific States | California |
The first permanent European settlers in California were Franciscans who arrived in the late 18th Century. They built nineteen missions, several of which had extensive water works. California became a state on September 9, 1850.
References
1852 An act to provide for the incorporation
of Water Companies. May 3, 1852.
1858 An act for the incorporation of Water Companies. April 22, 1858.
1870 The
General Laws of the State of California, from 1850 to 1864 Inclusive
| Also see
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Pages 152-156: Water Companies
1911 An act to provide for the incorporation and organization and management of municipal water districts. May 1, 1911.
1952 Indian
life at the old missions, by Edith Buckland Webb (reprinted
1982)
Pages 61-83: Chapter 8 Development of the Mission Water Systems
Guide to the California Water Companies Miscellany
Inventory of the Public Utilities Commission. Annual Reports of Utilities Records: Part I
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