| 13 Oct 1849 |
the Constitution of the State of California is adopted at a session of the Constitutional Convention held at Monterey on 11 Oct 1849 and signed by delegates of the Convention on 13 Oct 1849, pending the ratification by the people of California (California Constitutional Convention 1849, pp. 459-461, 476) |
| 12 Dec 1849 |
the Constitution of the State of California is ratified by the people of California at an election held on 13 Nov 1849, the results of which were certified by a proclamation issued by the Governor of California on 12 Dec 1849, declaring the Constitution established (Alta California, No. 7, 24 Dec 1849, p. 3) |
| 12 Dec 1849 - |
State of California |
| 9 Sep 1850 |
the State of California is admitted to the United States in accordance with an act passed by the Congress of the United States (Senate on 13 Aug 1850, House of Representatives on 7 Sep 1850), signed into law on 9 Sep 1850 (Statutes at Large, 9:452-453) [1] |
