[(19)]
All the inhabitants dwelling within the territorial limits of
the Town of Ridgefield, as heretofore constituted, shall continue
to be a body politic and corporate under the name of "The Town of
Ridgefield," hereinafter 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 provision
of this Charter, the additional powers and privileges herein conferred
and all powers and privileges conferred upon Towns under the General
Statutes of the State of Connecticut and the laws of the United States
of America.
[(19)]
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 Town 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 Town agency shall, except as otherwise
provided in this Charter, thereafter be exercised and discharged by
the First Selectperson of said Town.
In addition to all powers granted to Towns under the constitution
and General Statutes, and those which may hereafter be conferred thereby,
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 for services and
the use of facilities, 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 the Charter shall not be construed as limiting this general grant
of power, but shall be considered as an addition thereto.
