The way a council works can usually be found in the area's charter.

Even if that were a good idea, what is it doing in a charter?

The church was first mentioned in a charter of 1155.

The town is first mentioned in a charter of c. 1240.

She has vowed to vote against any change in the charter.

It was first named in a royal charter at the end of the 12th century.

The first recorded reference to a religious house here, however, is in a charter of 1185.

The castle was first mentioned in a charter from 1294.

He entered the public record in a royal charter of 13 June 1161.

You really have to live up to the expectations outlined in your charter.