All the inhabitants dwelling within the territorial
limits of the Town of Monroe, as heretofore constituted, shall continue
to be a body politic and corporate under the name of the "Town of
Monroe," 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 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 effective date of this Charter
are continued in said Town, and said 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 commission, board, department
or officer therein named which is abolished by the provisions of this
Charter, 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 commission, board, department or officer shall, except as otherwise
provided in this Charter, thereafter be exercised and discharged by
the First Selectman of said Town.
In addition to all powers granted to towns under
the Constitution and General Laws, 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, 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 General
Laws 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 grant of power but shall be considered as
an addition thereto.