All the inhabitants dwelling within the territorial limits of
the Town of Plainville, as heretofore constituted, shall continue
to be a body politic and corporate under the name of "The Town of
Plainville," 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 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
commission, board, department or officer shall, except as otherwise
provided in this Charter, thereafter be exercised and discharged by
the Manager of said Town.
The Town shall have, in addition to the powers specifically
granted by this Charter, all powers fairly implied in or incident
to the powers expressly granted herein 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 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 Statutes of the State of Connecticut. The enumeration
of particular powers of this and any other chapter of this Charter
shall not be construed as limiting this general grant of power but
shall be considered as in addition thereto.