Whittier Municipal Code Art. I Incorporation and Succession

The City of Whittier, hereinafter termed the City, shall continue to be a municipal corporation under its present name of "City of Whittier." The boundaries of the City shall be the boundaries as established at the time this charter takes effect, or as such boundaries may be changed thereafter in the manner authorized by law.

The City of Whittier shall continue to own, possess and control all rights and property of every kind and nature owned, possessed or controlled by it at the time this charter takes effect and shall continue to be subject to all its debts, obligations, liabilities and contracts.

All lawful ordinances, resolutions, rules and regulations, and portions thereof, in force at the time this charter takes effect, and not in conflict or inconsistent herewith, are hereby continued in force until the same shall have been duly repealed, amended, changed or superseded by proper authority.

The present officers and employees shall continue to perform the duties of their respective offices and employments without interruption and for the same compensations and under the same conditions until the appointment, or election and qualification of their successors, but subject to the provisions of this charter.

This charter shall take effect upon its approval by the legislature.