There is an act of foundation (a law made to start them).

Modern-day Liberia was founded as a hermitage without any legal or formal act of foundation on September 4, 1769.

Notary Juan Illian witnessed the signing of the act of foundation.

Act of foundation (in French)

In Canada West (Ontario), the confederation process was promoted as the act of foundation of a new British nation.

The point of view that the confederation is the act of foundation of the Canadian nation was and still is today the policy of the federal government.

The act of foundation was written by the scribe Martin Camacho and processed in the Royal Audience of Santa Fe de Bogotá on March 4, 1594.

The act of foundation was written in the Rodi's family home, located in the streets of Azara and Independencia Nacional in downtown Asunción, Paraguay.

The act of foundation was made under the shadow of three Yvapovó plants, in place that the natives used as a place of meeting, from this came the name "Atyhá" that finally became "Atyrá".

As San Jose, unlike what happened to Cartago, was not founded with a formal act of foundation, it was not considered as a city or town, and consequently the city lacked a city government.

The first documents about Dolia dates back to 1089, when the bishop Virgilio signed the act of foundation of the monasteries of Saints Giorgio and Genesio, created by the will of Arzone, judge of Cagliari.

Mendoza prepared the documents for the foundation to take place on October 20, 1548, but the authorities could not arrive in time, so the captain proceeded to a provisional act of foundation in the site of the Indian village of Laja or Laxa, in the Andean plains.