THEODORE R. McKELDIN, GOVERNOR                      401

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100. (Prior Rights and Obligations.) All right, title, and inter-
est held by the town or any other person or corporation at the time this
charter is adopted, 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, im-
pair, or release any contract, obligation, duty, liability, or penalty
whatever existing at the time this charter becomes effective. 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committed against any law or ordinance repealed by this charter,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 deter-
mination and judgment as if this charter had not become effective.

101. (Misdemeanors.)

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EVERY ACT OR OMISSION WHICH,
BY ORDINANCE, IS MADE A MISDEMEANOR UNDER THE
AUTHORITY OF THIS CHARTER, unless otherwise provided shall
be punishable upon conviction before any trial magistrate or in the
Circuit Court for the county within which the offense is committed
by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100.00) or imprison-
ment for thirty days in the county jail, or both, in the discretion of
the court or trial magistrate. The party aggrieved shall have the
right to appeal as is now provided under the general laws of the State.
Where the act or omission is of a continuing nature and is persisted
in, a conviction for one offense shall not be a bar to a conviction for
a continuation of the offense subsequent to the first or any succeeding
conviction.

102. (Effect of Charter on Existing Ordinances.) (a) All ordi-
nances, resolutions, rules, and regulations in effect in the town at the
time this charter becomes effective which are not in conflict with the
provisions of this charter shall remain in effect until changed or re-
pealed according to the provisions of this charter.

(b) All ordinances, resolutions, rules, and regulations in effect
in the town at the time this charter becomes effective which are in
conflict with the provisions of this charter be and the same hereby
are repealed to the extent of such conflict.

103. (Separability.) If any section or part of section of this
charter shall be held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction,