Town of Eastham, MA
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2023-05-06
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The Charter
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Chapter C Charter
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Article II Incorporation and Powers
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- Ch C Art II Incorporation and Powers
- § C2-1 Incorporation.
- § C2-2 Short Title.
- § C2-3 Division of Powers.
- § C2-4 Powers of the Town: Intent of the Voters.
- § C2-5 Interpretation of Powers.
- § C2-6 Intergovernmental Regulations.
- The Code
- Part I: the Bylaws
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 4 Administration of Government
- Ch 9 Alarm Systems
- Ch 13 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 17 Animals
- Ch 26 Beaches
- Ch 30 Boating
- Ch 33 Building Construction
- Ch 37 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 39 Business Certificates
- Ch 42 Camping
- Ch 49 Committees, Commissions and Councils
- Ch 60 Environmental Hazards
- Ch 67 Finance
- Ch 70 Fire Prevention
- Ch 77 Hazardous Materials
- Ch 80 Historic District
- Ch 90 Licenses and Permits
- Ch 96 Noise
- Ch 100 Officers and Employees
- Ch 105 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 114 Public Ways
- Ch 118 Temporary Repairs on Private Ways
- Ch 127 Shellfish
- Ch 133 Soil Removal
- Ch 137 Stretch Energy Code
- Ch 140 Swimming Pools
- Ch 150 Vehicles, Unregistered
- Ch 155 Wetlands Protection
- Ch 159 (Reserved)
- Ch 165 Zoning
- Part II: Board of Health Regulations
- Ch 301 Septic Systems
- Ch 302 Drinking Water
- Ch 303 Groundwater Protection for Drinking Water Sources
- Ch 304 Floor Drain Regulation
- Ch 305 Rental of Premises to Be Used for Human Habitation
- Ch 306 Nuisances
- Ch 307 Fuel Storage Systems
- Ch 308 Content and Application of Fertilizer to Turf
- Ch 309 Transfer Station and Recycling
- Ch 310 Body Art
- Ch 311 Sale of Tobacco Products
- Ch 312 Prohibition of Smoking in Workplaces and Public Places
- Ch 313 (Reserved)
- Part III: Miscellaneous Regulations
- Ch 403 Road Acceptances
- Appendix
- Ch A500 Special Acts
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
The inhabitants of the town of Eastham, within the territorial
limits established by law, shall continue to be a body corporate and
politic under the name "town of Eastham."
This instrument shall be known and may be cited as the Eastham
home rule charter.
The legislative powers of the town shall be vested in a town
meeting open to all voters. Responsibility for the fiscal, prudential
and municipal affairs of the town shall be vested in a nonpartisan
executive branch headed by a select board.
It is the intent of the voters of the town of Eastham, through
the adoption of the charter, to secure for the town of Eastham all
of the powers possible under the constitution and General Laws as
fully and as completely as though each such power were specifically
and individually enumerated herein.
The powers of the town under the charter shall be construed liberally in favor of the town and the specific mention of any particular power is not intended to limit the general powers of the town as stated in section C2-4.
The town may enter into agreements with any other agency of
municipal government, agency of the commonwealth, other states or
the United States government to perform jointly, by contract or otherwise,
any of its powers or functions and may participate in the financing
thereof.
