The Township of Cheltenham shall continue to be a municipal corporation under its present name, "Township of Cheltenham."
The boundaries of the township shall be the actual boundaries of the township on the effective date of this Charter and as they may be lawfully changed thereafter.
Commentary: State law continues to govern the issue of annexation, and this Charter has no effect on this subject.[1]
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Editor's Note: The commentaries that appear in this Charter were done by the original Charter Commission when the Charter was drafted. There may be inaccuracies in the commentaries caused by the passage of time.
The township shall have and may exercise any power and may perform any function not denied by the Constitution of Pennsylvania, by this Charter or by the General Assembly, including, without limitation, any powers which may hereafter become available.
The powers of the township under this Charter shall be liberally construed in favor of the township at all times in order to provide the township with the greatest possible power of self government, and the specific mention of any particular power in this Charter shall not be construed as limiting any general power stated in this Article.
Commentary: Sections C103 and C104 change present law. Today, unless the First Class Township Code ("the Township Code") expressly gives power, the township does not have it. Under this Charter, the township will have all powers a township can have unless some state law withdraws it.[1]
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Editor's Note: The commentaries that appear in this Charter were done by the original Charter Commission when the Charter was drafted. There may be inaccuracies in the commentaries caused by the passage of time.