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Section 1-1 Incorporation
All the inhabitants dwelling within the territorial limits of the Town of East Windsor, as heretofore constituted, shall continue to be a body politic and corporate under the name of ATown of East Windsor@ hereinafter called ATown@ 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 law of the State of Connecticut, hereinafter referred to as AGeneral Statutes@
Section 1-2 Rights and Obligations
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. Nothing herein shall be construed to affect the rights 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 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 duties imposed with reference to the same upon any commission, board, agency, department or officer shall, except as otherwise provided in this Charter, thereafter be exercised and discharged by the Board of Selectmen of said Town.
(Amended 11/93)
Section 1-3 General Grant of Powers
In addition to all powers granted to towns under the Constitution and General Statutes, the Town shall have all powers specifically granted by 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, the exercise of which is not expressly forbidden by the Constitution and general law 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.
Section 1-4 Existing Laws and Ordinances
All general laws of the State of Connecticut applicable to the Town, and all ordinances 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 thereof, relating to the Town of East Windsor, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Charter are repealed. The provisions of all special acts of the General Assembly relating to the Town of East Windsor which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Charter are hereby retained.
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