Charter of the city of Berkeley prepared and proposed by the Board of Freeholders, elected November 21, 1908, in pursuance of the provisions of Section 8, Article XI of the Constitution of the State of California. Ratified by the qualified electors of the town of Berkeley at a special municipal election held on January 30, 1909. Subsequently presented to the Legislature ... and thereafter approved.

"Articles descriptive of Berkeley" (p. 68-95): The University of California, by Prof. W.C. Jones. Industrial Berkeley, by Wells Drury. Picturesque Berkeley, by Charles Keeler. Phenomenal growth shown by postal figures, by C.S. Merrill. Older Berkeley, by Warren Cheney. Constitutional provisions and charter, by Prof. W.C. Jones. Charter decisions of California Supreme Court.Mode of access: Internet