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MUNICIPAL CHARTERS

preservation and promotion of the health, recreation,
welfare, and enlightenment of the inhabitants of the
town.

(15)  Cooperative activities. — To make agreements
with other municipalities, counties, districts, bureaus,
commissions, and governmental authorities for the joint
performance of or for cooperation in the performance of
any governmental functions.

(16)  Curfew. — To prohibit the youth of the town
from being in the streets, lanes, alleys or public places
at unreasonable hours of the night.

(17)  Dangerous improvements. — To compel persons
about to undertake dangerous improvements to execute
bonds with sufficient sureties conditioned that the owner
or contractor will pay all damages resulting from such
work which may be sustained by any persons or property.

(18)  Departments. — To create, change, and abolish
offices, departments, or agencies, other than the
offices, departments, and agencies established by this
charter; to assign additional functions or duties to
offices, departments, or agencies established by this
charter, but not including the power to discontinue or
assign to any other office, department, or agency any
function or duty assigned by this charter to a particular
office, department, or agency.

(19)  Dogs. — To regulate the keeping of dogs in
the town and to provide, wherever the county does not
license or tax dogs, for the licensing and taxing of
them; to provide for the disposition of homeless dogs and
of dogs on which no license fee or taxes are paid.

(20)   Elevators. — To require the inspection and
licensing of elevators and to prohibit their use when
unsafe or dangerous or without a license.

(21)  Explosives and combustibles. — To regulate or
prevent the storage of gunpowder, oil, or any other
explosive or combustible matter; to regulate or prevent
the use of firearms, fireworks, bonfires, explosives, or
any other similar things which may endanger persons or
property.

(22)  Filth. — To compel the occupant of any
premises, building or outhouse situate in the town, if it
has become filthy or unwholesome, to abate or cleanse the
condition; and after reasonable notice to the owners or
occupants to authorize such work to be done by the proper
officers and to assess the expense thereof against the
property, making it collectible by taxes or against the