Note: The items contained in this article represent powers/authority not available to the town under 'general' laws, but made available to it by an 'acceptance' statute or a special law.
The board of selectmen may, through appropriate rules and regulations adopted by it, authorize the police chief, or any member of the police department the rank of sergeant or higher the police chief may designate, to cause vehicles which are illegally parked to be towed and stored at the owner's expense. (c. 40, s. 21D)
See TM 3/6/62, article 35
The parking regulations of the town may be enforced through a local non-criminal procedure. (c. 90, s. 20 1/2)
See TM June 1, 1982, article 18
The town's voters may remove elected officials from office, prior to the time at which their term of office would otherwise expire, through a petition and special election process. A single voter may request the issuance of recall petitions, which, if returned within thirty days after their issuance and signed by ten percent of the voters in each of the town's precincts, will require a special election to be held seventy days, or more, later. (c.246:1984)
(a) 
Water Liens - If the rates and charges for supplying water remain unpaid after the date established for such payment such rates and charges shall constitute a lien against the real estate for which the service was supplied. (c. 40, ss. 42A through 44F)
See town election March 24, 1924
(b) 
Appropriation Offsets - The town may specify, when making an appropriation for the annual operating costs of any town agency that such costs are to be offset by the estimated receipts from user fees charged by the said agency. (c. 44, s. 53E)
See TM May 1, 1984, article 16
(c) 
Expenditures from the Receipts of Certain School Related Funds - The school committee in the conduct of adult education, continuing education and community school programs may establish separate accounts into which the receipts from such programs may be deposited and from which expenditures made without further appropriation. (c. 71, s. 71E)
See TM June 2, 1981, article 21
(d) 
Special Assessments to Cover Cost of Laying Certain Water Pipes - The town may, by by-law, provide for the levy of special assessments to meet the whole or part of the cost of laying pipes in public and private ways for the conveyance or distribution of water to its inhabitants. (c. 40, s. 42G)
See TM March 2, 1971, article 24
The town has accepted the provisions of MGL c. 40, section 21D which permits it to provide for the enforcement of violations of its by-laws and rules and regulations by a non-criminal procedure.
See ATM May 3, 1988, article 12