Sentence examples for rule charters from inspiring English sources

The great majority of the state's municipalities (designated by law as cities regardless of size) have mayor-council governments; about one-sixth of cities have home rule charters.

Under a decades-old rule, charter operators follow one set of guidelines, and corporate jets follow another.

"It's completely within the home rule charter of the city to make these appropriations," he said.

In 1954 New Orleans finally received a strong home rule charter, which substituted a mayor-council form of government for the mayor-commission form that had existed since 1912.

Secondly, the Spanish government has played a major role in blocking Catalan demands - like during the process which led to the dilution of the Home Rule Charter (Estatu) of 2006, turned down by the Spanish Supreme Court after it had been voted for by the people.

Bellaire remained independent of Houston; Bellaire adopted a home rule charter with a council-manager government in April 1949.

Wilsonville has a home rule charter and is a council-manager governed municipality where the unelected city manager runs day-to-day operations.

The city adopted a home rule charter for a council manager style of municipal government in 1963, becoming one of only a few home rule cities in Texas with a population of less than 5,000.

The City of Columbia's current government was established by a home rule charter adopted by voters on November 11 , 1974 which established a Council-manager government that invested power in the City Council.

Weld County Attorney Bruce Barker told The Greeley Tribune that the commissioners have acted legally so far because Weld County's Home Rule Charter gives commissioners the ability to put an initiative on the ballot without restrictions.

Cities with a population of more than 5,000 may adopt their own home-rule charters.