All the inhabitants dwelling within the territorial limits of
the Town of Wolcott, as it exists, shall continue to be a municipality
under the name of "The Town of Wolcott", hereinafter called "The Town",
and as such shall have perpetual succession and may hold and exercise
all powers and privileges exercised by said Town and not inconsistent
with the provisions of this Charter, the additional powers herein
conferred and all powers and privileges conferred upon the Town under
the general laws of the State.
All property, both real and personal, all rights of action and
rights of every description, and all securities and liens vested or
in process in said Town as of the effective date of the 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 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 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 herein 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 the Charter, thereafter be exercised and discharged by
the Mayor of said Town.
The Town shall have, in addition to the powers specifically
granted by the Charter, all powers fairly implied in or incident to
the powers expressly granted herein and all affairs of the Town, including
the power to enter into contracts with political subdivisions 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 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.
All general laws in their application to the Town and all ordinances,
rules, and regulations of the Town shall continue in full force and
effect, except insofar as they are inconsistent with the provisions
of this Charter. All special acts or parts of special acts relating
to the Town of Wolcott, inconsistent with the provisions of this Charter,
are repealed.