The inhabitants of the Town of Northborough, within the corporate limits as now established, or, as 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 Northborough".
The form of government provided by this charter shall be known as the Northborough Home Rule Charter Plan. Pursuant to the provisions of this charter, and subject only to such limitation as may be imposed by the constitution and statutes of the commonwealth. It is the intent and the purpose of this charter to confer on the Town of Northborough all of the powers it is possible to confer under the constitution and statutes of the commonwealth, as fully and as completely as though each such power was specifically and individually enumerated herein.
The powers of the Town of Northborough under this charter shall be construed liberally in favor of the town, and the specific mention of particular powers is not intended, nor is it to be construed as limiting in any way the general powers of the town as stated in Section 1-2.
Subject to the applicable requirements of any provision of the constitution or statutes of the commonwealth, the town of Northborough 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 government or any agency thereof.