以下是引用余澜涛在2005-12-19 0:35:53的发言:
....本人认为旧金山是属于市县合一的,费城是否属于市县合一值得讨论和借鉴,这有利于探讨和理解什么才是市制,什么才是县制。.....
旧金山确实是市县合一,其政府的名称就是 City & County of San Francisco. City & County的地位在加州州宪上有专门规定,第11条(地方政府)第6节:
SEC. 6. (a) A county and all cities within it may consolidate as a charter city and county as provided by statute.
县与县域内的城市可以依法合并为“charter city and county”(市县合一体)
(b) A charter city and county is a charter city and a charter county. Its charter city powers supersede conflicting charter county powers.
一个“charter city and county”是法定的市,同时也是法定的县。市、县权限相抵触时市权取代县权。
加州州宪第11条(关于地方政府):http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/.const/.article_11