A written evidence in due form of things done or granted, contracts made, etc., between man and man; a deed, or conveyance.

An instrument in writing, from the sovereign power of a state or country, executed in due form, bestowing rights, franchises, or privileges.

An act of a legislative body creating a municipal or other corporation and defining its powers and privileges. Also, an instrument in writing from the constituted authorities of an order or society (as the Freemasons), creating a lodge and defining its powers.

A special privilege, immunity, or exemption.

The letting or hiring a vessel by special contract, or the contract or instrument whereby a vessel is hired or let; as, a ship is offered for sale or charter. See Charter party, below.

To hire or let by charter, as a ship. See Charter party, under Charter, n.

1) To rent or lease a boat, ship, vessel or aircraft. 2) The instrument issued by a governmental body (state) recognizing the organization of an insurance company and giving authority to operate within the stated jurisdiction. The charter also contains the condition under which the insurer must operate.

A trip or the act in which a company hires all or part of an airplane, ship, bus, train, or other transportation for resale to the public or a specified group.

See: Articles of incorporation

A document, filed with a U.S. state by a corporation's founders, describing the purpose, place of business, and other details of a corporation. also called articles of incorporation.

May mean either the document filed with the Secretary of State (articles of incorporation) or the grant by the State to conduct business with limited liability.

The document that creates a corporation, often called the articles of incorporation. The charter is filed with the secretary of state in the state of incorporation. It establishes the basic framework for the corporation, including its purpose, the amount of stock it may issue, and the number of its directors. Only shareholders may alter a corporate charter.

School Enrollment.  Total number of resident district students enrolled in Charter Schools.

a contract between an organized group and a state-authorized body that allows that group to set up and operate a new public school, a school with significant autonomy from traditional education regulations

a contract between a public school and the local school board that lets the school depart from certain district policies

an agreement between the SBOE and the Jean Massieu Foundation to operate a school

Written permission given by a youth program or governing body to an sponsoring institution to form, organize and maintain a unit of the movement.

a contract between the Boy Scouts of America, and a unit sponsoring organization, that must be renewed annually

a permission for corporations to exist

The Boy Scouts of America was granted a federal charter in 1916 to provide a program of character development, citizenship training and mental and physical fitness for all boys. The BSA issues charters annually to organizations to use the Scouting program and sponsor Scout meetings for units.

a developer of global electronic communication products and services

a globally recognised qualification, symbolising the highest standards of professional and ethical values

a globally recognized designation awarded to individuals who

a global moral project which describes the rights and duties of the individual and of societies

engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?"

a contract between a Research Group and the IRTF to conduct research in the designated area

a contract between a working group and the IETF to perform a set of tasks

a contract entered into by the DNR and an association committed to helping its members participate in Green Tier

The fundamental law of a municipality or other local unit of government; analogous to a constitution.

a home-rule constitution that lets a county create its own governmental structure rather than follow the format established by the state, which includes boards with only five commissioners

A set of principles that form the constitution of an organisation.

the fundamental law of a municipality or other local government; analogous to a constitution. CHILD: A person under the age of eighteen (18).