All bylaws or provisions thereof heretofore adopted which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Code of Bylaws are hereby repealed and annulled; but the provisions of this Code of Bylaws, insofar as they are the same as the provisions of bylaws heretofore adopted, shall be construed as a continuation thereof and not as new enactments.
The repeal of any bylaw or portion thereof heretofore adopted shall not be construed to revoke, invalidate or otherwise alter acts done, ratified or confirmed in compliance therewith or under authority thereof, or any right accrued or established or any action, suit or proceeding commenced or had in any case, nor shall any such repeal affect any punishment, penalty or forfeiture incurred under any such prior bylaw.
The provisions of this Code of Bylaws, as amended from time to time, are severable. If any provision of this Code of Bylaws, or any amendment thereto, is held invalid, the other provisions of this Code of Bylaws shall not be affected thereby. If the application of such provision, or any amendment thereto, is held invalid, the application of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
To the extent that any specific provision of this Code of Bylaws, as amended from time to time, shall conflict with any provision expressed in general terms, the specific provision shall apply.
All prior Town Meeting votes and all rules and regulations of or pertaining to the Town or any Town agency which are in force when this Code of Bylaws takes effect and which are not specifically or by clear implication repealed hereby, shall continue in full force and effect until amended or rescinded by due course of law or until they expire by their own limitation. In the event of any inconsistency between this Code of Bylaws and any such Town Meeting vote, rule or regulation, this Code of Bylaws shall be deemed controlling.