All the inhabitants dwelling within the territorial limits of
the Town of Montville, as heretofore constituted, shall continue to
be a body politic and corporate under the name of "The Town of Montville,"
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 vested or
inchoate in said Town as of the date when this Charter shall take
effect are continued in said Town and said Town shall continue to
be liable for 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, 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 this Charter, thereafter be exercised and
discharged by the Mayor 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
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 this Charter shall not be construed as limiting
this general grant of power, but shall be considered as an addition
thereto.