§ 1. General Provisions.

The corporation now existing and known by the name of the city of Bridgeport shall be and remain a body politic and corporate by said name, and by that name shall have perpetual succession, and be capable of suing and being sued, pleading and being impleaded, in all actions and suits whatsoever and of purchasing, receiving, accepting, holding and conveying, in fee simple or otherwise, any and all property, real or personal; and may and shall have a common seal with power to alter the same at pleasure; and shall have and continue to exercise and enjoy all the rights, immunities, powers privileges and franchises now belonging to, and shall be subject to all the duties, liabilities and obligations, now resting upon, said corporation, except as herein otherwise expressly provided. The city shall continue to possess all the rights, immunities, powers, privileges and franchises granted to it and shall be subject to all the duties, liabilities and obligations imposed upon it under the provisions of any special act of the Connecticut General Assembly which provisions are not inconsistent with this charter, irrespective of whether such acts are specifically referred to in this charter.