In addition to the powers and authority granted by the United States Constitution, the Constitution of the state and other general law not in conflict therewith, the governing body of the town shall have plenary power and authority therein by ordinance or resolution, as the case may require, and by appropriate action thereon to provide for the following municipal services and works for the public convenience; protection of the public health, public safety and the protection of the public morals; maintenance of aesthetic and cultural qualities of the town and its inhabitants; and power necessary to carry out all enumerated or specific powers.
(Prior Code, § 1-101)