The pre-1925 charter established a 32-member city council, six of whom were elected at-large.

The charter established an initial toll of 20 cents per ton.

The charter established wide powers to a board comprising twenty-one members.

In 1931 a new charter established a council-manager government.

A home-rule charter established a council and mayor for the 400-acre municipality.

The charter established the group's current nomenclature, the "City Council".

The university was established by Royal Charter in 1964.

The proposed charter would establish a government much like New York City's.

The charter also established a formal local authority with an elected sovereign and 12 burgesses.

The library and museum were established by Royal Charter on 19 March 1907.