Sentence examples for town charter from inspiring English sources

Given a town charter in 1761, it became a city in 1959.

The first town charter is that of Henry III (1253), confirmed and amplified by succeeding sovereigns.

(In between, a change in the town charter replaced the title of first selectman with mayor).

The earliest town charter was given by King Henry II, probably in 1154 55, but the borough was not incorporated until 1445.

In 1933 34 Chicago played host to its second world's fair, the Century of Progress Exposition, organized to mark the centennial of the town charter.

"I do believe it all began with O'Toole and kind of filtered down and that the town charter wasn't followed for purchases.

During Gustav's reign many town charters were granted, among them that of Gothenburg (1619).

An old-established market town chartered in 1250, it is a rail junction with small industries and a modern harbour, which contains a large marina.

She helped local groups understand town charters, explained the Freedom of Information Act to them and reviewed their cable television franchise agreements.

A combination of new town charters (which encourage creation of low-tax havens), zoning laws (which artificially concentrate both poverty and wealth) and local building codes (which make housing affordable to a select stratum) have sharply segregated, and to some extent created, social classes.

The Somerset towns charter of incorporation was received in 1705.