All the inhabitants dwelling within the territorial
limits of the Town of Haddam, as heretofore constituted, shall continue
to be a body politic and corporate under the name of "The Town of
Haddam," 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
laws 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
vested or inchoate in said Town as of the date when this Charter shall
take effect are continued in said Town and the Town shall continue
to be liable for all debts and obligations of every kind for which
said Town shall be liable on said date, whether accrued or not. Nothing
herein shall be construed to affect the right of said 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agency therein named, which is hereby abolished, or superseded by
the creation therein of a new board or agency to which are granted
similar powers and jurisdiction, such contracts, bonds or undertakings
shall be in no manner impaired but shall continue in full force and
effect and the powers conferred and the duties imposed with reference
to the same upon any such office or agency shall, except as otherwise
provided in the 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 Statutes, the Town shall have all powers
specifically granted by this Charter and all powers fairly implied
in or incidental 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 and/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 Federal and
State Constitutions and General Statutes of the State of Connecticut.
In the event that the functions of existing offices and/or agencies
are transferred under such contract or agreement, such offices and/or
agencies may, by ordinance, be abolished. The enumeration of particular
powers, in this or any other article of this Charter, shall not be
construed as limiting their general grant of power, but shall be considered
as an addition thereto.
