Charter and Ordinances of the City of Sacramento, Together..
by Sacramento; Clarken, R M, Compiler
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1896. Sacramento at the Turn of the Twentieth Century [Sacramento, California]. Clarken, R.M., Compiler. Charter and Ordinances of the City of Sacramento, Together with Such Statutes as are Especially Important and an Appendix of City Officers from 1849 to 1897, Inclusive. Sacramento, CA: D. Johnson & Co., 1896. 463 pp. Octavo (8-3/4" x 6"). Contemporary three-quarter calf over pebbled cloth, gilt fillets and title to spine. Some rubbing to rear joint, front joint cracked but secure, minor chipping to spine ends, corners bumped and lightly worn. Light toning to text, internally clean. $150. * With index. This compilation offers a useful perspective of California's capital city at the turn of the twentieth century. OCLC locates 2 copies in law libraries (Pacific McGeorge School of Law, Library of Congress).
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- Charter and Ordinances of the City of Sacramento, Together..
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- Sacramento; Clarken, R M, Compiler
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- Date Published
- 1896
- Keywords
- SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, LAWS, LEGISLATION
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- Antiquarian & Scholarly;
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