Charter in the United States
Charter
In this Section: Charter, Colonial America Charter and Charters.
Concept of Charter
In the U.S., in the context of State Government and/or Local Government, Charter has the following meaning: A local constitution, setting out the structure of government (e.g., a city) and its powers and procedures. (Source of this definition of Charter : University of Texas)
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Charter Definition
A grant made by the sovereign, either to the whole people, or to a portion of them, securing to them the enjoyment of certain rights. 1 Story, Const. § 161; 1 Bl. Comm. 108. Formerly included all deeds relating to hereditaments, especially deeds of feoffment (Co. Litt. 7a, 9b), but in this sense the term is now obsolete, and is now confined to grants by the government, the principal ones being grants of power to form corporations, either municipal or private.
Charter in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias
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Charter | Charter in the Australian Legal Encyclopedia. |
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Legal Issue for Attorneys
A grant made by the sovereign, either to the whole people, or to a portion of them, securing to them the enjoyment of certain rights. 1 Story, Const. § 161; 1 Bl. Comm. 108. Formerly included all deeds relating to hereditaments, especially deeds of feoffment (Co. Litt. 7a, 9b), but in this sense the term is now obsolete, and is now confined to grants by the government, the principal ones being grants of power to form corporations, either municipal or private.
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