[HISTORY: The Charter is set out herein as enacted by Section 1
of Chapter 155 of the 1962 Acts of the General Assembly, approved
February 28, 1962. This Act also provided for the repeal of the former
Charter, adopted by Chapter 123 of the Acts of Assembly of 1875-1876,
approved March 15, 1876. Any words appearing in brackets [ ] were
added by the editor for clarity.]