The inhabitants of the present City of St. Albans, as incorporated by Chapter 118 of the Acts of the West Virginia Legislature, 1917, regular session, as amended by Chapter 27 of the Acts of the West Virginia Legislature, 1921, and as further amended by Chapter 81 of the Acts of the West Virginia Legislature, 1931, and acting pursuant to the "Municipal Home Rule Amendment" to the Constitution of the State of West Virginia, Article 6, Section 39(a), together with the enabling act thereof, known as the "Municipal Home Rule Law, being Chapter 56 of the Acts of the West Virginia Legislature, 1937, as amended by Chapters 44 and 89 of the Acts of the West Virginia Legislature, 1941, do hereby declare this instrument to be the Charter of the said City of St. Albans, and do hereby annul and revoke the former charter, with amendments and annul and revoke all ordinances, resolutions and other acts of the common council of the City of St. Albans, in conflict herewith, subject to the provisions of section 14, article 2, Chapter 8A of the Code of West Virginia, as amended in 1937.