The charter also conferred possession of the office of baillie of Carrick under whoever was earl.

The inhabitants were incorporated by Charles II., in the fourteenth year of his reign, by the designation of the "Portreeve, Free Burgesses, and Commonalty of the Borough of Tulsk:" the charter also conferred the elective franchise, with power to hold a court of record and a weekly market.

The charter conferred upon the elected portreeve and burgesses the right to return two Members to Parliament.

NCGS 160-475 goes on to specifically list the powers that the charter confers upon regional councils.

The private schools originally chose to operate under state charters because, at a time before they reached agreement with the state on independent accreditation, the charters conferred some credibility on the schools and allowed colleges to know that the incoming freshmen had met certain standards.

After his death a charter of 1362 conferred the dukedom on his son-in-law John of Gaunt, Earl of Lancaster, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten for ever.

In 1819 the Pennsylvania legislature modified the 1787 charter of the Pittsburgh Academy to confer university status on the school.

The charter normally confers a constitution with perpetual succession and the right to sue or be sued independently of the members.

The ultra vires doctrine was used by the courts to keep corporate bodies within the narrowly defined powers granted to them by the statute or charter of incorporation conferring corporate identity upon them.