The inhabitants of the Town of Bedford shall continue to be
a body politic and corporate under the name of the "Town of Bedford"
and as such to enjoy all the rights, immunities, powers, and privileges
and be subject to all the duties and liabilities now appertaining
to or incumbent upon them as a municipal corporation. All existing
property of the Town shall remain vested in it, and all its existing
debts and obligations shall remain obligatory upon it under this Charter.
The administration of the fiscal, prudential, municipal, and
other affairs of the Town, with the governance thereof, shall be vested
in a Town Council, shall be directed by a Town Manager, and shall
consist of the various departments of the Town as established by this
Charter, and from time to time by the Town Council. Except as expressly
authorized by this Charter, no Councilor shall participate in the
conduct of the administrative affairs of the Town.
The powers of the municipality under this Charter are to be construed liberally in favor of the Town, and the specific mention of particular powers is not intended to limit in any way the general powers of the municipality as stated in § C1-1. Any word in this Charter which may be construed to be either masculine or feminine gender shall be considered gender free.
Subject only to express limitations in the provisions of the
New Hampshire statutes, the Town may exercise any of its powers or
perform any of its functions under this Charter and may participate
in the financing thereof, jointly or in cooperation, by contract or
otherwise, with the State of New Hampshire, or any political subdivision
or agency thereof, or the United States of America or any agency thereof.
