California 音標拼音: [k
, æləf'ɔrnjə]
n . 加利福尼亞,加州
加利福尼亞,加州
California n 1 :
a state in the western United States on the Pacific ;
the 3rd largest state ;
known for earthquakes [
synonym :
{
California }, {
Golden State }, {
CA }, {
Calif .}]
CALIFORNIA .
The name of one of the states of the United States .
It was admitted into the Union ,
by an Act of Congress ,
passed the 9th September ,
1850 ,
entitled "
An act for the admission of the state of California into the Union ."
Sec .
1 .
This section enacts and declares that the state of California shall be one of the United States ,
and admitted into the Union on an equal footing with the original states ,
in all respects whatever .
Sec .
2 .
Enacts that the state of California shall be entitled to two representatives ,
until the representatives in Congress shall be apportioned according to the actual enumeration of the inhabitants ,
of the United States .
Sec .
3 .
By this section a condition is expressly imposed on the said state that the people thereof shall never interfere with the primary disposal of the public lands within its limits ,
nor pass any law ,
nor do any act ,
whereby the title of the United States to ,
and right to dispose of the same ,
shall be impaired or questioned .
It also provides that they shall never lay any tax ,
or assessment of any description whatever ,
upon the public domain of the United States ;
and that in no case shall non -
resident proprietors ,
who are citizens of the United States ,
be taxed higher than residents ;
that all navigable waters within the said state shall be common highways ,
forever free ,
as well to the inhabitants of said state ,
as to citizens of the United States ,
without any tax ,
impost or duty therefor ;
with this proviso ,
viz .,
that nothing contained in the act shall be construed as recognizing or rejecting the propositions tendered by the people of California ,
as articles of compact in the ordinance adopted by the convention which formed the constitution of that state .
2 .
The principal features of the constitution ,
of California ,
are similar to those of most ,
of the recently formed state constitutions .
It establishes an elective judiciary ,
and :
confers on the executive a qualified veto .
It prohibits the creation of a state debt exceeding $
300 ,
000 .
It provides for the protection of the homestead from execution ,
and secures the property of married females separate from that of their husbands .
It makes a liberal provision for the support of schools ,
prohibits the legislature from granting divorces ,
authorizing lotteries ,
and creating corporations ,
except by general laws ,
and from establishing any bank '
s of issue or circulation .
It provides also that every stockholder of a corporation or joint -
stock association ,
shall be individually and personally liable for his proportion of all its ,
debts or liabilities .
There is also a clause prohibiting slavery ,
which ,
it is said ,
was inserted by the unanimous vote of the delegates .
California ,
PA --
U .
S .
borough in Pennsylvania Population (
2000 ):
5274 Housing Units (
2000 ):
2092 Land area (
2000 ):
11 .
029312 sq .
miles (
28 .
565785 sq .
km )
Water area (
2000 ):
0 .
199664 sq .
miles (
0 .
517127 sq .
km )
Total area (
2000 ):
11 .
228976 sq .
miles (
29 .
082912 sq .
km )
FIPS code :
10768 Located within :
Pennsylvania (
PA ),
FIPS 42 Location :
40 .
065313 N ,
79 .
897120 W ZIP Codes (
1990 ):
15419 Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp .
for suburbs .
Headwords :
California ,
PA California
California ,
KY --
U .
S .
city in Kentucky Population (
2000 ):
86 Housing Units (
2000 ):
27 Land area (
2000 ):
0 .
240097 sq .
miles (
0 .
621849 sq .
km )
Water area (
2000 ):
0 .
357012 sq .
miles (
0 .
924656 sq .
km )
Total area (
2000 ):
0 .
597109 sq .
miles (
1 .
546505 sq .
km )
FIPS code :
11872 Located within :
Kentucky (
KY ),
FIPS 21 Location :
38 .
919144 N ,
84 .
263381 W ZIP Codes (
1990 ):
41007 Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp .
for suburbs .
Headwords :
California ,
KY California
California ,
MD --
U .
S .
Census Designated Place in Maryland Population (
2000 ):
9307 Housing Units (
2000 ):
3735 Land area (
2000 ):
12 .
920767 sq .
miles (
33 .
464632 sq .
km )
Water area (
2000 ):
1 .
874676 sq .
miles (
4 .
855388 sq .
km )
Total area (
2000 ):
14 .
795443 sq .
miles (
38 .
320020 sq .
km )
FIPS code :
12150 Located within :
Maryland (
MD ),
FIPS 24 Location :
38 .
305506 N ,
76 .
494517 W ZIP Codes (
1990 ):
20619 Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp .
for suburbs .
Headwords :
California ,
MD California
California ,
MO --
U .
S .
city in Missouri Population (
2000 ):
4005 Housing Units (
2000 ):
1766 Land area (
2000 ):
2 .
994868 sq .
miles (
7 .
756673 sq .
km )
Water area (
2000 ):
0 .
011812 sq .
miles (
0 .
030592 sq .
km )
Total area (
2000 ):
3 .
006680 sq .
miles (
7 .
787265 sq .
km )
FIPS code :
10468 Located within :
Missouri (
MO ),
FIPS 29 Location :
38 .
630093 N ,
92 .
568273 W ZIP Codes (
1990 ):
65018 Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp .
for suburbs .
Headwords :
California ,
MO California
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