The inhabitants of the Town of Walpole within the corporate limits as established by law, since 1724, shall continue to be a body corporate and politic with perpetual succession under the name "Town of Walpole".
It is the intent and the purpose of the voters of the Town of Walpole through the adoption of this Charter to secure for the town all of the powers possible to secure under the constitution and statutes of the Commonwealth, as fully and as completely as though each power were specifically and individually enumerated herein.
(A) 
The general powers of the town are set forth in the Massachusetts General Laws.
(B) 
The town may enter into agreements with any other unit of government to perform jointly or in cooperation, by contract or otherwise, any of its powers or functions.
The powers of the town under this charter shall be construed liberally in favor of the town and the specific mention of any particular powers is not intended to limit in any way the general powers of the town as stated in Section 1-4.