§ 102. Powers of the Town

The Town shall have, exercise and enjoy all the rights, immunities, powers, privileges and franchises, and shall be subject to all the duties, liabilities and obligations, provided for herein, or otherwise pertaining to or incumbent upon said Town as a municipal corporation, or the inhabitants or municipal authorities thereof; it may enact by-laws, regulations and ordinances not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of the State of Maine, and impose penalties for the breach thereof to be recovered to the use of said Town by appropriate action. Except as otherwise provided by state law, such penalties shall be determined or set by ordinance.

The Town may acquire property within or without its corporate limits for any Town purpose, in fee simple or any lesser interest or estate, by purchase, gift, devise, lease or condemnation, and may sell, lease, mortgage, hold, manage and control such property as its interest may require.

In this Charter no mention of a particular power shall be construed to be exclusive or to restrict the scope of the powers which the Town would have if the particular power were not mentioned. The Charter shall be liberally construed to the end that the Town may have all the powers necessary or convenient for the conduct of its municipal affairs, including all powers the Town may assume pursuant to state laws and to the provisions of the State Constitution.

The Town may exercise any of its powers or perform any of its functions and may participate in the financing thereof, jointly or in cooperation, by contract or otherwise, with any one or more persons, corporations, states or civil divisions or agencies thereof, or with the United States or any agency thereof.

(Char. Revs. 2009, Eff. 7-1-2009)