All the inhabitants dwelling within the territorial limits of
the Town of Farmington, as now constituted, shall continue to be a
body politic and corporate under the name "Town of Farmington," and
as such shall have perpetual succession and may hold and exercise
all powers and privileges heretofore exercised by said Town and not
inconsistent herewith, the additional powers and privileges conferred
upon towns under the general laws of the State of Connecticut and,
further, may hold and exercise within their territorial limits, respectively,
all powers and privileges heretofore exercised by the Borough of Farmington
and the Borough of Unionville and not inconsistent herewith. No powers
of said boroughs or of any officer thereof, except as otherwise provided
in this Charter, shall be exercised by them after the date this Charter
shall take effect, except that each of said boroughs shall retain
such powers as are necessary to wind up its affairs.
[Amended 9-28-1993]
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 date 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 on said date, whether accrued or not. As of the date this
Charter shall take effect, all property, both real and personal, all
rights of action and rights of every description and all securities
and liens vested in or inchoate in the Borough of Farmington and the
Borough of Unionville shall pass to and vest in said Town, and as
of said date said Town shall assume and be liable for all debts and
obligations of every kind of said Borough of Farmington and said Borough
of Unionville. Nothing herein shall be construed to affect the right
of said Town to collect any assessment, charge, debt or lien for the
construction, alteration or repair of any sewers or for any other
public improvement within the territorial limits of said Town or to
lay a tax upon all taxable property within the limits of either of
said boroughs for the purpose of paying any indebtedness of said borough
outstanding at the effective date of this act. If any contract has
been entered into by said Town or by either of said boroughs prior
to the effective date of this Charter, or if any bond or undertaking
has been given by or in favor of said Town or by or in favor of either
of said boroughs which contains provisions that the same may be enforced
by any officer, board, commission, bureau or department therein named
which is hereby abolished, 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 officer, board, commission, bureau or department
shall, except as otherwise provided in this Charter, thereafter be
exercised and discharged by the Town Council.
