All the inhabitants dwelling within the territorial limits of the Town of Tolland, as heretofore constituted, shall continue to be a body politic and corporate under the name of "The Town of Tolland," 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 Statutes.
All property, both real and personal, all rights of action and rights of every description and all securities and items 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 and 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 date when this Charter shall take effect 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, office, officer or agency therein 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, office, officer or agency shall, except as otherwise provided in this Charter, thereafter be exercised and discharged by the Town Council, hereinafter called "the Council," of said Town.
In addition to all powers granted to Towns under the General Statutes, the Town shall have all powers specifically granted in this Charter and all powers fairly implied 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, State of Connecticut or any political subdivision thereof for services and the use of facilities. 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.
The Charter shall be the organic law of the Town in the administration of local affairs. Special acts, ordinances, bylaws and resolutions inconsistent with the Charter and superseded by it shall have no further force or effect after the effective date of the Charter. Other special acts affecting the Town and all other ordinances and resolutions duly adopted and in force before the effective date of the Charter remain in force. Notwithstanding anything in this Charter to the contrary, the provisions of § C5-4 shall take effect immediately.