The matter was considered and reconsidered, and finally opposed, but in spite of many objections, the Court granted a charter on January 9, 1792.

A petition bearing the signatures of more than 1,700 Johnston taxpayers was presented to the town council last night as what is hoped will be the first step in obtaining a home rule charter for the town.

Misunderstanding of the real meaning of a home rule charter was cited as a factor which has caused the Citizens Group to obtain signatures under what were termed `` false pretenses ''.

Several signers affixed their names, it was learned, after being told that no tax increase would be possible without consent of the General Assembly and that a provision could be included in the charter to have the town take over the Johnston Sanitary District sewer system.

There was no directive for it -- the Security Council's resolution had not mentioned political matters, and in any case the United Nations by the terms of its charter may not interfere in the political affairs of any nation, whether to unify it, federalize it or Balkanize it.

Lincoln successfully argued that the railroad company was not bound by its original charter in existence at the time of Barret's pledge ; the charter was amended in the public interest to provide a newer, superior, and less expensive route, and the corporation retained the right to demand Barret's payment.

He was stationed in San Francisco from 1869 through 1871 and he took out a patent for the cable car railway that still runs there, receiving a charter for its operation, but signing away his rights when he was reassigned.

The team was established in Chicago in 1898 and was a charter member of the NFL in.

Also, the old airfield at Rabasa was closed and air traffic moved to the new El Altet Airport, which made a more convenient and modern facility for charter flights bringing tourists from northern European countries.

A charter with extended privileges was drafted in 1657, but appears never to have been enrolled or to have come into effect.

Owing to the refusal of the chief officers of the corporation to take the oath of allegiance to William III in 1688, the charter was annulled, and the town subsequently declined in prosperity.

On March 3, 1764, a charter was filed to create the College in Warren, Rhode Island, reflecting the work of both Stiles and Manning.

The college's mission, the charter stated, was to prepare students " for discharging the Offices of Life with usefulness & reputation " by providing instruction " in the Vernacular and Learned Languages, and in the liberal Arts and Sciences.

The Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition remarks that " At the time it was framed the charter was considered extraordinarily liberal " and that " the government has always been largely non-sectarian in spirit.

When a new Cincinnati club was formed as a charter member of the National League in 1876, the " Red Stockings " nickname was commonly reserved for them once again, and the Boston team was referred to as the " Red Caps ".

The charter was renewed in 1742, 1764, and 1781.

By the charter renewal in 1781 it was also the bankers ' bank – keeping enough gold to pay its notes on demand until 26 February 1797 when war had so diminished gold reserves that the government prohibited the Bank from paying out in gold.

Langton's efforts at mediation created a charter capturing the proposed peace agreement ; it was later renamed Magna Carta, or " Great Charter ".

The rebel barons suspected that the proposed baronial council would be unacceptable to John and that he would challenge the legality of the charter ; they packed the baronial council with their own hardliners and refused to demobilise their forces or surrender London as agreed.

As this restructuring would involve significant changes to the UN charter, Annan proposed the complete elimination of the Trusteeship Council as part of these reforms.

* Constitutional ( or charter )-a referendum which is held to ratify a proposed constitution or constitutional amendment

On May 29, 2005, French voters in the referendum on the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe turned down the proposed charter by a wide margin.

Four attempts have been made to consolidate the municipal government of the city of Tampa with the county government of Hillsborough County ( 1967, 1970, 1971, and 1972 ), all of which failed at the ballot box ; the greatest loss was also the most recent attempt in 1972, with the final tally being 33, 160 ( 31 %) in favor and 73, 568 ( 69 %) against the proposed charter.

A second proposed charter draft was approved on September 22, 1959, 548 to 495.

The townspeople of both villages began discussing a proposed charter which would unify the two towns.

In 1907, incorporation as a city was proposed under the name " College Park "; the legislature approved the charter but changed the name to " East Lansing ".

The vote may be on a proposed statute, constitutional amendment, charter amendment or ordinance, or, in its minimal form, to simply oblige the executive or legislative bodies to consider the subject by submitting it to the order of the day.

In the summer of 1852, Stone went to Seneca Falls, New York, to meet at the home of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and help draw up the charter for a proposed " People's College ".

After some discussion by the leadership of the Church, LDS apostle Orson Hyde went to the Ohio legislature to request a bank charter while Oliver Cowdery went to Philadelphia and acquired plates to print notes for the proposed Kirtland Safety Society bank.

Delta Air Lines had modified its schedules in April 2003 and added Delta flight 1852 and 1579 to presumably copy Mainline's proposed charter, with Delta flight 1852 matching Mainline's planned 8: 55PM Honolulu departure exactly to the minute.

He was in London the same year to seek a charter for his proposed King's College ( which would ultimately become the University of Toronto ) and to argue that the Church of England should receive the proceeds of sales of the clergy reserves.

R. H. Boyd, and rejecting a proposed new charter, incorporation, and ownership of the publishing board, withdrew from the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. to form the National Baptist Convention of America.

The accord proposed a social charter to promote such objectives as health care, welfare, education, environmental protection, and collective bargaining.

Since achieving independence from the United States in 1946 the Philippine Congress has established 124 more cities ( as of September 2007 ), the majority of which required the holding of a plebiscite within the proposed city's jurisdiction to ratify the city's charter.

In the United States, such charters are established either directly by a state legislature by means of local legislation, or indirectly under a general municipal corporation law, usually after the proposed charter has passed a referendum vote of the affected population.

However, an Edmund Colthurst first proposed the idea in 1602, obtaining a charter from King James I in 1604 to carry it out.

As a result of this campaign, Hague came under the scrutiny of the Jersey Journal, which had supported the proposed charter change.

The amendment, which passed the House on July 1, 2010, proposed siphoning off $ 500 million from the Race to the Top fund as well as $ 300 million designated for charter schools and teacher incentive pay.

In 1901, shortly after the consolidation of Queens into New York City, the city government proposed a new charter joining all libraries in Queens into the Queens Borough Public Library.

In 1999 the European Council proposed that a " body composed of representatives of the Heads of State and Government and of the President of the Commission as well as of members of the European Parliament and national parliaments " would be set up to draft a fundamental rights charter.

A Shoshoni charter school has also been proposed for Fort Hall, with a decision expected in September 2012.

While the settlement on Kent Island was progressing, the Privy Council had proposed to George Calvert that he be granted a charter for lands north of the Virginia colony, in order to create pressure on the Dutch settlements along the Delaware and Hudson Rivers.