CALIFORNIA. HISTORICAL. 1824. Prior to this year the territory was subject to Spanish rule. At this time it passed into Mexican control. 1845. Seized by Capt. Frémont for the United States. 1848. Ceded by Mexico to United States by treaty at close of Mexican War. (Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.) 1850. Admitted to the Union as a State, by Act of Congress (Sept. 9). U. S. Charters and Cons'ts, Part I, p. 185. Royce, History of California (“ American Commonwealths "). BIBLIOGRAPHY. Title of legislative body "Legislature." Session laws called "Statutes." 1st Session, Dec. 1849. 2d Session, Jan. 1851. 3d Session, Jan. 1852. SESSION LAWS. ix + 482 p. 4to. xii +314+ viii + 131 p. 8°. [In English and Spanish, bound together.] 4th Session, Jan. 1853. xv + 346 + (6) p. 8°. [Also an edition in Spanish, separately bound. xviii + 265 p. 8°.] 5th Session, Jan. 1854. xiv +230 + xvii + 6 p. 8°. 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