ARTICLE I. - INCORPORATION AND POWERS OF THE TOWN
Part of the Code of Ordinances of Exeter, RI.
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Sec. 101. - Incorporation.#
The inhabitants of the Town of Exeter in the State of Rhode Island, within the corporate limits as now established or as hereafter established in the manner provided by law, shall continue to be a municipal body politic and corporate under the name of the Town of Exeter in perpetuity, to be governed under the provisions of this Home Rule Charter as adopted and as it may be amended from time to time.
Sec. 102. - Powers of the Town.#
The Town shall have all powers possible for a town to have under the Constitution and laws of this State, now or as amended in the future, as fully and completely as though they were specifically enumerated in this Charter. All powers which the Town may exercise shall be construed liberally in favor of the Town, and the specific mention of particular powers in this Charter shall not be construed as limiting in any way the general power stated in this article.
Sec. 103. - Town Property.#
The Town may acquire property within or without its corporate limits for any municipal purpose, in fee simple or any lesser interest or estate, by purchase, gift, devise or lease, and within its limits by condemnation, and may sell, mortgage, lease, exchange, hold, manage and control such property as its interests may require, provided that any acquisition by gift or devise shall be approved by the Town Council after due and diligent inquiry and a determination that same shall be a beneficial acquisition, provided further that any other such acquisition or lease other than in the ordinary course of the Town's business affairs, or any sale, mortgage, or exchange of property must first be authorized by a financial town meeting.
Sec. 104. - Intergovernmental Relations.#
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 towns, cities or civil divisions or agencies thereof, or another state, or the United States or any agency thereof, provided, that any such contract or agreement other than in the ordinary course of the Town's business affairs, shall first be authorized by a financial town meeting upon recommendation of the Town Council.