The passage of the charter herein enacted shall not affect any act or contract executed or liability incurred prior to its effective date or affect any suit or prosecution pending or to be instituted, to enforce any right, rule, regulation, or ordinance, or to punish any offense against any such ordinance enacted prior to the passage of this charter. All ordinances, resolutions, regulations, and rules made under any act of the General Assembly shall continue in effect as if such ordinance, resolution, regulation, or rule had been enacted under the provisions of this charter.