The inhabitants of the Town of Kittery, within the limits as
now established or as hereafter established in the manner provided
by law, constitute a body politic and corporate by the name of the
Town of Kittery, which has, exercises and enjoys all the rights, immunities,
powers, privileges and franchises and is subject to all the duties,
liabilities and obligations provided for herein, or otherwise, pertaining
to or incumbent upon said town as a municipal corporation or to the
inhabitants or municipal authorities thereof; and may enact reasonable
bylaws, regulations and ordinances for municipal purposes, not inconsistent
with the Constitution and laws of the State of Maine, and impose penalties
for the breach thereof, to be recovered for such uses as said bylaws,
regulations or ordinances provide.
The powers of the town under this charter are to be construed
liberally in favor of the town, and the specific mention of particular
powers in the charter may not be construed as limiting in any way
the general power stated in this article.
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 municipalities,
states or civil divisions or agencies thereof, or the United States
or any agency thereof.
No person, firm, corporation, association, organization, or
any other entity may operate a commercial facility which conducts,
holds or operates a game of chance, game of skill, electronic video
machine, slot machine or any other type of gambling activity. No business
license or land use regulation may permit any of the above stated
prohibitions within the Town.
No person, firm, corporation, association, organization, or
any other entity may hold, conduct or operate high-stakes beano or
bingo or a commercial beano bingo hall within the Town.
Nothing herein prohibits or limits any non-profit, low-limit
game of chance pursuant to any state license issued to a bona fide
non-profit charitable, educational, political, civic, recreational,
fraternal, patriotic, religious, or fire department, pursuant to State
law.
Except as otherwise required by statute or charter, the provision
of Title 30-A, Section 2526, sub-section 3 requiring state residency
as a qualification for municipal office does not apply.
