The Board of Selectmen shall appoint an attorney-at-law to act as Town Counsel, who shall be paid such compensation for his services as the Board may determine.
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Lynnfield 3-10-1913 ATM (Ch. 2, Sub. B, Paras. 1 and 3, of the Bylaws). Amendments noted where applicable.]
The Selectmen shall have full authority, as agents of the Town, to employ counsel to institute and prosecute suits in the name of the Town, and appeal for and defend suits brought against it, unless otherwise specially ordered by a vote of the Town.