The inhabitants of the town of Eastham, within the territorial
limits established by law, shall continue to be a body corporate and
politic under the name "town of Eastham."
This instrument shall be known and may be cited as the Eastham
home rule charter.
The legislative powers of the town shall be vested in a town
meeting open to all voters. Responsibility for the fiscal, prudential
and municipal affairs of the town shall be vested in a nonpartisan
executive branch headed by a select board.
It is the intent of the voters of the town of Eastham, through
the adoption of the charter, to secure for the town of Eastham all
of the powers possible under the constitution and General Laws as
fully and as completely as though each such power were specifically
and individually enumerated herein.
The powers of the town under the charter shall be construed liberally in favor of the town and the specific mention of any particular power is not intended to limit the general powers of the town as stated in section
C2-4.
The town may enter into agreements with any other agency of
municipal government, agency of the commonwealth, other states or
the United States government to perform jointly, by contract or otherwise,
any of its powers or functions and may participate in the financing
thereof.