This Charter shall take effect on July first next succeeding its approval by a majority of the qualified electors of the Village of Barboursville at a special or regular Municipal election called for that purpose or at which the question of its approval is submitted to the voters, unless otherwise provided by general law.
All records, property and equipment whatsoever of any office, department, division, agency, board or part thereof, all the powers and duties of which are assigned to any other office, department, division, agency or board by this Charter, shall be transferred and delivered to the office, department, division, agency or board to which such powers are so assigned. If part of the powers and duties of any office, department, division, agency, board or part thereof are by this Charter assigned to another office, department, division, agency or board, all records, property and equipment relating exclusively thereto shall be transferred and delivered to the office, department, division, agency or board to which such powers and duties are so assigned.
The Village of Barboursville, as successor in interest to the prior Municipal corporation of the same name, shall succeed to, own, possess and enjoy all property and all right, title and interest of every kind and nature vested in or belonging to such Municipal corporation at the time this Charter becomes effective. No action or proceeding, civil or criminal, pending at the time this Charter takes effect, brought by or against the Village, or any office, department, division, agency, board or officer thereof, shall be affected by the adoption of this Charter or by anything herein contained. No such action or proceeding shall abate by reason of the fact that functions, powers and duties of any office, department, division, agency, board or officer party thereto may under this Charter be assigned or transferred to another office, department, division, agency, board or officer, but in that event, the same may be prosecuted or defended by the head of the office, department, division, agency or board to which such functions, powers and duties have been assigned or transferred under this Charter.
All existing ordinances and resolutions, administrative rules, regulations and practices, if not inconsistent or in conflict with this Charter, shall continue in full force and effect until repealed or modified by competent authority. All ordinances, resolutions, administrative rules, regulations and practices that are inconsistent or in conflict with this Charter shall, unless sooner repealed or modified, continue in full force and effect for a period of sixty days and at the end of that period shall, to the extent of such inconsistency or conflict, be of no further force or effect.