The inhabitants of the Town of Stoughton, within
the territorial limits as now or hereafter may be established in the
manner provided by law, shall continue to be a body corporate and
politic with perpetual succession under the name "Town of Stoughton."
[Amended 12-2-2019 STM, Art. 18, approved 2020 Annual Town
Election]
The form of government provided by this Charter
shall be known as the Stoughton Selectpersons-Manager plan. Pursuant
to the provisions of this Charter and subject only to such limitations
as may be imposed by the constitution and statutes of the commonwealth,
the Town shall have all powers possible for a Town to have under the
constitution and statutes of the commonwealth as fully and completely
as though they were specifically enumerated in this Charter.
The powers of the Town under this Charter shall
be construed liberally in favor of the Town, and the specific mention
of particular powers in the Charter shall not be construed as limiting
in any way the general power stated in this Article.
Subject to the applicable requirements of any
provision of the constitution or statutes of the commonwealth, the
Town of Stoughton 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
states or civil divisions or agencies thereof, or the United States
or any agency thereof.
The Town Seal in existence at the time this
Charter is adopted, unless the Town Meeting shall vote to adopt another,
shall continue to be the Town Seal and shall be kept in the custody
of the Town Clerk. Papers and documents issued from any office or
board of the Town may be attested to by use of the said seal.