https://www.sos.ca.gov/archives/collections/constitutions/1849 Constitution of the State of California. 1849. Enrolled, original copy. 19 pages. Microfilm Roll No. MF2:10(5A). This is the handwritten parchment copy of the constitution that the delegates signed on October 13, 1849. It was ordered placed "among the archives of the State".
The California government's executive branch is overseen by the Office of the Governor and includes elected officials and administrators.
The California Legislature has two branches, the State Assembly and the Senate. The Legislature vote on state laws and draft legislation.
The judicial branch includes the California Supreme Court and all the lower courts in the state, and it interprets and applies laws at state and local levels.
