§ 1-1. Incorporation.

All the inhabitants dwelling within the territorial limits of the City of Danbury, shall continue to be a body politic and corporate under the name of the "City of Danbury," hereinafter called "the City," and as such shall have perpetual succession and may hold and exercise all powers and privileges heretofore exercised by said City and not inconsistent with the provisions of this Charter, the additional powers and privileges herein conferred and all powers and privileges conferred upon municipal corporations under the general law of the State of Connecticut.