A city charter or town charter (generically, municipal charter) is a legal document (charter) establishing a municipality such as a city or town. The concept developed in Europe during the Middle Ages.
Traditionally, the granting of a charter gave a settlement and its inhabitants the right to town privileges under the feudal system. Townspeople who lived in chartered towns were burghers, as opposed to serfs who lived in villages. Towns were often "free", in the sense that they were directly protected by the king or emperor, and were not part of a feudal fief.
Today, the process for granting is determined by the type of government of the state in question. In monarchies, charters are still often a royal charter given by the Crown or the authorities acting on behalf of the Crown. In federations, the granting of charters may be within the jurisdiction of the lower level of government, such as a province.
A city charter or town charter (generically, municipalcharter) is a legal document (charter) establishing a municipality such as a city or town. The...
declaration of a municipalcharter, a term used because municipal power was historically granted by the sovereign, by royal charter. Charters for chivalric...
towns, townships, charter townships, villages, and boroughs. The term can also be used to describe municipally owned corporations. Municipal incorporation...
The Optional MunicipalCharter Law or Faulkner Act (N.J.S.A 40:69A-1, et seq.) provides New Jersey municipalities with a variety of models of local government...
incorporations by private act and provided for several new forms of municipalcharter. Fourteen cities, including Memphis, Knoxville, and Chattanooga, three...
provide the procedures for adoption and amendment of a municipalcharter. The initial form of Municipal Government in Ohio is called Statuary because it is...
be governed by the Walsh Act, the 1923 Municipal Manager Law or the four forms of the Optional MunicipalCharter Law (Faulkner Act). A community that finds...
city, town, or other local government unit, formed by municipalcharter from the state as a municipal corporation. A town may be awarded borough status and...
significant organisations such as boroughs (with municipalcharters), universities and learned societies. Charters should be distinguished from royal warrants...
grew around a fortification built by the King of Connacht in 1124. A municipalcharter in 1484 allowed citizens of the by then walled city to form a council...
The New York City Charter is the municipalcharter of New York City. As part of the 1898 consolidation of New York City, the New York State Legislature...
Florida Statutes. All Florida municipalities must be operated under a municipalcharter approved by a majority of the registered voters in the geographic...
five-borough structure of New York City in accordance to the new municipalcharter of "Greater New York". The borough continues to maintain some distinct...
the Charter Committee formed a coalition municipal government with the Democrats. The coalition lasted until 1986. In recent years, the Charter Committee...
existence within cities, recognized as such by their urban charters (e.g., municipalcharters, town privileges, German town law), so there was no bourgeoisie...
which was also written as Bilvao and Biluao, as documented in its municipalcharter. An -ao ending is also present in nearby Sestao and Ugao, that could...
Although a direct fiefdom of the Holy Roman Emperor, the city obtained a municipalcharter; the acquisition of Breda, through marriage, by the House of Nassau...
is located was settled in the 9th century, but did not receive a municipalcharter until 1786. Allied units were based in the town during World War II...
located was settled in the 9th century; however, it did not receive a municipalcharter until 1942. Akranes was settled in the 9th century by the brothers...
were 139 charter townships in Michigan. A township with a population of 2,000 or more may incorporate as a charter township and become a municipal corporation...
or charter townships, which are unique to Michigan compared to other U.S. states. General law townships are unincorporated but provide some municipal services...
Mexico Municipal League. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 30, 2008. Retrieved December 26, 2008. Discussion of Dillon's rule, charter cities and...
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