The Inhabitants of the City of Saco, within
the corporate limits as now established or as hereafter established
in the manner provided by law, shall continue to be a municipal corporation
by the name of the "City of Saco."
The City 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 encumbent upon said City
as a municipal corporation or to the Inhabitants or municipal authorities
thereof, and may enact by-laws, regulations and ordinances and provide
penalties for violations thereof, not inconsistent with the Constitution
and laws of the State of Maine.
The City may acquire property within or without
its corporate limits for any City 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 interests may require.
The enumeration of particular powers by this
Charter shall not be deemed to be exclusive, and, in addition to the
powers enumerated herein or implied hereby, or appropriate to the
exercise of such powers, it is intended that the City shall have and
may exercise all powers, not inconsistent with the provisions thereof,
which are granted to municipalities by the Constitution, statutes
and law of the State of Maine, and as they may from time to time be
amended, and which it would be competent for this Charter specifically
to enumerate.
The City 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 subdivisions or agencies thereof, or the United States
or any agency thereof, in accordance with the Interlocal Cooperation
Act[1] and other Statutory provisions.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 30-A M.R.S.A. § 2201
et seq.
[Amended 11-6-2001]
The City shall continue to be divided into seven
wards with the now existing boundaries; except that it shall be the
duty of the City Council to alter by ordinance, when necessary, the
ward lines pursuant to the Constitution, statutes and laws of the
State of Maine in such a manner so that each ward shall contain as
nearly as possible the same number of inhabitants.
