[P.L.L., 1930, Art. 6, sec. 223. 1929, ch.
21, sec. 46; Res. No. 2004-03, 3-1-2004]
This Charter shall not affect or impair any
right vested or acquired and existing at the time of the passage of
this Charter; nor shall this Charter impair, discharge or release
any contract, obligation, duty, liability or penalty whatever now
existing. All suits and actions, both civil and criminal, pending,
or which may hereafter be instituted for causes of action now existing
or offenses already committed against any law or ordinance repealed
by this Charter, shall be instituted, proceeded with and prosecuted
to final determination and judgment as if this Charter had not been
passed. No tax levied or any proceeding taken for the collection of
any such tax or the enforcement of the payment of the same before
the passage of this Charter shall in any manner be affected by the
passage of this Charter, and the mode of procedure in any such matter
shall be the same as if this Charter had not been passed.
[Res. No.
2004-03, 3-1-2004]
All Charter provisions, ordinances and regulations
of the Town and state law in force and effect at the effective date
of this Charter, insofar as they or any portion thereof are not inconsistent
with the provisions of this Charter, shall remain in full force and
effect until amended or repealed by law.
[P.L.L., 1930, Art. 6, sec. 226. 1929, ch.
21, sec. 49; Res. No. 2004-03, 3-1-2004]
Each section of this Charter and every part
of said section are hereby declared to be individual sections, and
the holding of any section or sections or part or parts thereof to
be void, ineffective or unconstitutional for any cause shall not be
deemed to affect any other section or part thereof.
