[Editor's Note: The charter is set out herein as provided
in Acts 1990, ch. 654, enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia,
and signed by the Governor on April 9, 1990. Amendments to the Charter,
are indicated by history notes following amended provisions. Obvious
misspellings have been corrected without notation. For stylistic purposes,
a uniform system of headings, catchlines and citations to state statutes
has been used. Additions made for clarity are indicated by brackets.]
