n. the name of the articles of association in some states, such as in a company charter. CHARTER, March contract. An agreement under which a vessel is leased from the owner to another; as A B, the ship chartered Benjamin Franklin to C D. 6. An authoritative document that grants authority or recognition to a subordinate or constituent organization, such as a subsidiary or local chapter, of a parent organization organized under the authority of the first organization or the instrument granting such authority or recognition. The word came in the English language from the old French charter, through the Latin charter and finally from the Greek χάρτης (hard, which means “layer of papyrus”). It has become synonymous with a document that establishes the granting of rights or privileges. An example of a charter is when a college is formed and a document is created to describe the college`s policies.

There is no restriction on the origin of goods other than those prohibited by a DECISION of the UN Security Council under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, subject to the national preference requirements set out in clause 18 of the ITL. A charter is the granting of powers or rights that stipulate that the grantor formally recognizes the privilege of the beneficiary to exercise the specified rights. It is implicit that the guarantor retains superiority (or sovereignty) and that the addressee admits a limited (or inferior) status in the relationship, and in this sense, charters have been historically granted, and it is this meaning that is maintained in the modern use of the term. It is understood and agreed by and between the parties that the status of the Service Provider is that of an independent contractor and a person contractually engaged to provide professional and/or technical services for limited periods of time, and it is not intended or construed that the Service Provider is an employee or officer of Thornton in accordance with Chapter VII of the City Charter. or chapter 54 of the City Code, or for any purpose. The term is used for a particular case (or as an exception) to an institutional charter. A charter school, for example, is a school that has different rules, regulations and statutes than a public school. 2. In everyday language, the rental of a bus, aircraft, ship or other vehicle that is normally large or expensive is intended for transport.

The person who signs such a rental agreement must charter the vehicle. The vehicle used under this Agreement is chartered. In medieval Europe, royal acts were used to create cities (i.e. places with recognized legal rights and privileges). The date on which such a charter was issued is considered to be the time when a city was “established,” regardless of where the place was originally colonized. A royal charter freed the colony of Massachusetts from direct interference by the crown. 3. An instrument by which a municipality is established, indicating its organizational structure and its highest laws.

It is a written document that makes persons who reside within a fixed boundary, together with their successors, a society and a political organ for and within that boundary and prescribes the powers, privileges and duties of society. Also called the Charter of the Church. A municipal charter is superior to all ordinances issued by that municipality, although it ranks lower than all state laws of any kind. 4. Act of the Government establishing an enterprise or defining a business franchise. The document proving this act is also known as the Charter. A congressional charter is a law passed by the United States Congress that establishes the mission, authority, and activities of a group. Congress issued federal charters from 1791 to 1992 under Title 36 of the United States Code. (c) in legislative law, an act of government that establishes a publicly funded corporation or enterprise. The Charter of 1814, the constitution of the France under the Bourbon Restoration, is therefore called upon to promote the legal fiction according to which the king granted it “voluntarily and by the free exercise of [his] royal authority” in the manner of medieval acts. At one time, a royal charter was the only way to form a registered company, but other means (such as the process of registering public limited companies) are now usually used instead.

In project management, a project charter or project definition (sometimes referred to as a Statement of Work) is provided by the proponent to formally approve the existence of a project. It provides a preliminary delineation of roles and responsibilities, describes the purpose and objectives of the project, identifies key stakeholders, and defines the authority of the project manager. It serves as an authority reference for future project planning. The scope of the project is developed from the project charter. A document that embodies the granting of powers by the legislator or the authority itself, such as a company charter. Rental of a means of transport, such as a bus, boat or plane. A charter party is a contract formed to lease a ship to a merchant to facilitate the transportation of goods. CHARTER. A subsidy granted by the sovereign to all or part of them to ensure that they enjoy certain rights. The first is the defunct Charter of the France, which extended to the whole country; The charters granted to the various American colonies by the British government were charters of the latter kind. 1 History, Const. L.

sec. 161; 1 Bl. Com. 108 Encycl. Amer. Constitutional Charter. 2. A charter differs from a CONSTITUTION in that the former is granted by the sovereign, while the latter is determined by the people themselves: both are the fundamental law of the land. 3. This term may have a different meaning.

In the Middle Ages, almost all documents were called Carta, Charter or Chartula. In this sense, the term is almost synonymous with act. Co. Litt. 6; 1 Co. 1; Swamp. Case. 687. 4. The act of the legislator who creates a company is called a statute.

Vide 3 Frère Civ. and Adm. Law, 188; Ab. by Dane. h.t. Charter can be used as a synonym for “rental” or “leasing”, as in the “charter” of a bus, boat or plane. [1] A founding member (English American) of an organization is a founding member; That is, someone who became a member when the organization received its charter. [2] A certified member (British English) is a member who has an individual approved label authorized under the Royal Charter of that organization. [3] [4] A charter of “inspeximus” (Latin, literally “we have inspected”) is often a royal charter by which an earlier charter or set of charters relating to a particular foundation (such as a monastery or guild) was recited and incorporated into a new charter, usually to confirm and renew its validity under current authority.

If the original documents are lost, an Inspeximus certificate can sometimes keep its texts and witness lists. The British Empire used three main types of colonies to extend its territory to remote parts of the land. These three types were royal colonies, owner colonies, and corporate colonies. A chartered colony is, by definition, a “colony chartered by the British Crown to an individual, a trading company, etc.” [5] Although chartered colonies were not the most common of the three types of colonies of the British Empire, they were by no means insignificant. Anglo-Saxon documents are documents from the early Middle Ages in Britain that usually make a gift of land or records a privilege. They are usually written on parchment, in Latin, but often with passages in colloquial language describing the boundaries of the land, which often approximate modern municipal boundaries. The first surviving documents were published in the 670s; The oldest surviving documents granted land to the church, but from the 8th century onwards, surviving documents were increasingly used to grant land to lay people. A municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including (but not limited to) cities, counties, towns, municipalities, charter townships, villages and boroughs.

Municipal incorporation occurs when these municipalities become autonomous entities under the laws of the state or province in which they are located. Often, this event is characterized by the attribution or declaration of a community charter, a term used because urban power has historically been granted by the sovereign, by royal charter. Section 7.4 of the Town of Thornton Charter prohibits Thornton from entering into contracts with businesses that employ certain relatives of Thornton employees unless Council determines that entering into such a contract is in Thornton`s best interest. “They have great service and I`ll be sure to spread the word.” 5. Document involving an institution and defining its rights. For example, statutes. 8. The lease or lease of an aircraft, ship or other ship.