February 13, 1850
To the House of Representatives of the United States:
I transmit herewith to the House of Representatives, for the information of that body, an authenticated copy of the constitution of the State of California, received by me from General Riley.
Z. TAYLOR.
Zachary Taylor, Special Message Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/200506