All the inhabitants dwelling within the territorial limits of the Town of Somers shall continue to be a body politic and corporate under the name of The Town of Somers, 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 chapter, the additional powers and privileges herein 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 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 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 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 in 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 for purposes not prohibited by law.
This Charter shall be the organic law of the town in the administration of its local affairs. Any reference within this Charter to any pronoun specific in gender shall be interpreted to be gender neutral. Special acts, ordinances, bylaws and resolutions inconsistent with this Charter and superseded by it shall have no further force or effect after the effective date of this Charter. Other special acts affecting the town and all other ordinances and resolutions duly adopted and in force before the effective date of this Charter, remain in force.