All the inhabitants dwelling within the territorial limits of
the Town of Old Saybrook, as heretofore constituted, shall continue
to be a body politic and corporate under the name of "The Town of
Old Saybrook", hereinafter in this Charter called "the Town" and as
such shall have perpetual succession and may hold and exercise all
powers and privileges heretofore exercised by said Town and not inconsistent
with the provisions of this Charter, the additional powers and privileges
herein conferred, and all powers and privileges conferred upon towns
under the general law of the State of Connecticut.
All property, both real and personal, all rights of action and
rights of every description and all securities and liens in said Town
as of the date when this Charter shall take effect are continued.
The Town shall continue to be liable for its debts and obligations.
Nothing herein shall be construed to affect the right of the Town
to collect any assessment, charge, debt, or lien. If any contract
has been entered into by said Town prior to the effective date of
this Charter or any bond or undertaking has been given by or in favor
of said Town which contains provisions that the same may be enforced
by any office or agency therein named, which is abolished, such contracts,
bonds, or undertakings shall be in no manner impaired but shall continue
in full force and effect. The powers conferred and the duties imposed
with reference to the same upon any such office or agency shall, except
as otherwise provided in this Charter, thereafter be exercised and
discharged by the Board of Selectmen of said Town.
In addition to all powers granted to towns under the Constitution
and general law, the Town shall have all powers specifically granted
by this Charter and all powers fairly implied in or incident to the
powers expressly granted and all other powers incident to the management
of the property, government and affairs of the Town, including the
power to enter into contracts with the United States or any federal
agency, the State of Connecticut or any political subdivision thereof,
the exercise of which is not expressly forbidden by the Constitution
and the general law of the State of Connecticut. The enumeration of
particular powers in this and any other chapter of this Charter shall
not be construed as limiting this general giant of power but shall
be construed as an addition thereto.
The Town's form of government shall be Town Meeting/Board
of Selectmen as hereinafter set forth in this Charter.
In the event of any conflict between this Charter and any ordinance
or special act, this Charter shall be deemed to prevail.
