POWERS OF THE TOWN
Section l Incorporation
1-1-1 The inhabitants of the Town of Franklin, within the Town's corporate limits as established by law, shall continue to be a body corporate and politic with perpetual succession under the name ''Town of Franklin.''
Section 2 Form of government and title
1-2-1 This Charter provides for a Town Council - Town Administrator form of town government, and it shall be known by the title ''Franklin Home Rule Charter.''
Section 3 Scope and interpretation of town powers
1-3-1 The town shall possess exercise and enjoy all local government powers, rights and privileges under the Constitution and laws of Massachusetts as completely and fully as though they were expressly enumerated herein.
1-3-2 The powers of the Town under this Charter shall be construed liberally in its favor, and no specific Charter grant of particular powers is intended to limit in any measure its general grant of power.
Section 4 Intergovernmental cooperations
1-4-1 In the exercise of it's powers and functions, the Town may enter into intergovernmental agreements with other units or agencies of government by any appropriate means.
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