The town shall have all the powers now or hereafter
granted to towns by the home rule and other provisions of the Constitution
and General Laws of this state. The town shall have all such additional
powers as have been granted or hereafter may be granted to the town
by the laws of the state and shall have complete powers of legislation
and administration in relation to its municipal functions together
with all powers fairly implied in or incident to the powers expressly
granted. The town shall have the power to enact ordinances and to
make rules and regulations necessary and proper for carrying into
execution its powers. Such ordinances may be made enforceable by the
imposition of fines, forfeitures and penalties.
Public franchises shall be granted only in accordance
with the laws now or hereafter in effect on such grants.
Except as prohibited by the Constitution of
this state or restricted by this Charter, the town shall have and
may exercise all municipal powers, functions, rights, privileges and
immunities of every name and nature whatsoever.
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 town shall have and
may exercise all powers which, under the Constitution of this state,
it would be competent for this Charter specifically to enumerate.
All powers of the town shall be exercised in
the manner prescribed by this Charter, or if the manner not be prescribed,
then in such manner as may be prescribed by ordinance.
