A. 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 of every kind for which said Town shall be liable on said date, whether accrued or not33.
B. Nothing herein shall be construed to affect the rights of said Town to collect any assessment, charge, debt or lien34.
C. 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 a provision that the same may be enforced by any Commission, Board, Department or Official 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 or Official shall, except as otherwise provided in this Charter, thereafter be exercised and discharged by the Mayor of said Town35.
D. The powers which are conferred and the duties which are imposed upon any Commission, Board, Department or Official under the General Statutes or special acts concerning the Town or any Ordinance or regulation in force at the time this Charter shall take effect, shall, unless otherwise provided in this Charter, thereafter be exercised and discharged by the Commission, Board, Department or Official upon which are imposed such powers and duties under the provisions of this Charter36.
E. All Commissions, Boards, Departments or offices abolished by this Charter, whether elected or appointed, shall continue in the performance of their duties until provisions shall have been made for the discontinuance of such Commissions, Boards, Departments or offices and until the Mayor shall have notified the members of such Commissions, Boards, Departments or offices as are abolished by this Charter that their successors have been appointed37.
F. All records, property and equipment whatsoever of any Commission, Board, Department or Official or part thereof, all the powers and duties of which are assigned to any other Commission, Board, Department or Official by this Charter, shall be transferred and delivered intact to the Commission, Board, Department or Official to which such powers and duties are so assigned38.
G. If part of the powers and duties of any Commission, Board, Department or office or part thereof are by this Charter assigned to another Commission, Board, Department or office, all records, property and equipment relating exclusively thereto shall be transferred and delivered intact to the Commission, Board, Department or office to which such powers and duties are so assigned39.
33 1983 Charter § 1-2 entitled “Rights and Obligations” (first sentence).
34 1983 Charter § 1-2 entitled “Rights and Obligations” (second sentence).
35 2011 modification of 1983 Charter § 1-2 entitled “Rights and Obligations,” by changing “officer” to “Official” (third sentence).
36 1983 Charter § 19-1 entitled “Transfer of Powers” (first sentence).
37 1983 Charter § 19-1 entitled “Transfer of Powers” (second sentence).
38 1983 Charter § 19-2 entitled “Transfer of Records and Property” (first sentence).
39 1983 Charter § 19-2 entitled “Transfer of Records and Property” (second sentence).