A. 
Required: text. Before entering upon the duties of their offices, the Council members, the Mayor, the members of the Board of Supervisors of Elections and all other persons elected or appointed to any office of profit or trust in the Town government shall take and subscribe the following oath or affirmation:
"I ___________________________ do swear (or affirm, as the case may be) that I will support the Constitution of the United States and that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to the State of Maryland and support the Constitution and laws thereof and that I will, to the best of my skill and judgment, diligently and faithfully, without partiality or prejudice, execute the office of _________________________ according to the Constitution and laws of this state."
B. 
How subscribed. The Mayor shall take and subscribe this oath or affirmation before the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Charles County or before one of the sworn deputies of the Clerk. All other persons taking and subscribing the oath shall do so before the Mayor. If the Mayor is incapacitated, all Councilmen shall be sworn in by the Clerk of the Circuit Court or before a designated deputy of the Clerk.
C. 
Official bonds. The Finance Officer and such other officers or employees of the Town as the Council or this Charter may require shall give bond in such amount and with such surety as may be required by the Council. The premiums on such bonds shall be paid by the Town.
All rights, title and interest held by the Town or any other person or corporation on the effective date of this Charter in and to any lien acquired under any prior Charter of the Town are hereby preserved for the holder in all respects as if this Charter had not been adopted, together with all rights and remedies in relation thereto. This Charter shall not discharge, impair or release any contract, obligation, duty, liability or penalty whatever existing on the effective date of this Charter. All suits and actions, both civil and criminal, pending or which may hereafter be instituted for causes of action now existing or offenses already committed against any law or ordinance repealed by this Charter shall be instituted, proceeded with and prosecuted to final determination and judgment as if this Charter had not become effective.
A. 
Not in conflict. All ordinances, resolutions, rules and regulations in effect in the Town on the effective date of this Charter which are not in conflict with the provisions of this Charter shall remain in effect until changed or repealed according to the provisions of this Charter.
B. 
In conflict. All ordinances, resolutions, rules and regulations in effect in the Town on the effective date of this Charter which are in conflict with the provisions of this Charter are repealed to the extent of such conflict.
If any section or part of a section of this Charter shall be held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the remainder of this Charter nor the context in which such section or part of a section so held invalid shall appear, except to the extent that an entire section or part of a section may be inseparably connected in meaning and effect with the section or part of a section to which such holding shall directly apply.
Any person who fails to perform any duty required of him under the provisions of this Charter or any ordinances passed thereunder, in any manner willfully or corruptly violates any of the provisions of this Charter or any ordinances passed thereunder or willfully or corruptly does anything which will or will tend to affect fraudulently any registration, nomination or Town election is guilty of a misdemeanor. Any officer or employee of the Town government who is convicted of a misdemeanor under the provisions of this section shall immediately, upon conviction thereof, cease to hold such office or employment.