The inhabitants of the Town of Cumberland, within the limits
as now established or as hereafter established in the manner provided
by law, shall be a municipal corporation, by the name of Town of Cumberland.
The Town shall have, exercise and enjoy all the rights, immunities,
powers, privileges and franchises of municipal corporations incorporated
under the laws of the State of Maine. The Town shall be subject to
all the duties, liabilities and obligations provided for herein or
otherwise pertaining to or incumbent upon the Town as a municipal
corporation or upon the inhabitants or municipal authorities thereof.
The Town may enact reasonable bylaws, regulations and ordinances for
municipal purposes, not inconsistent with the Constitution and the
laws of the State of Maine, and may impose penalties for the breach
thereof, to be recovered for such uses as said bylaws, regulations
or ordinances shall provide. The Town may acquire property within
or without its municipal boundaries for any Town purpose, in fee simple
or any lesser interest or estate, by purchase, gift, devise, lease
or condemnation and may sell, lease, mortgage, hold, manage and control
such property as its interest may require.
In this Charter no mention of a particular power shall be construed
to be exclusive or to restrict the scope of the powers which the Town
would have if the particular power were not mentioned. The Charter
shall be liberally construed in favor of the Town to the end that
the Town may have all the powers necessary or convenient for the conduct
of its municipal affairs, including all powers the Town may assume
pursuant to the Constitution and the laws of the State of Maine.
The Town 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 subdivisions or agencies thereof, or with the United States
or any agency thereof.
