The Selectboard shall have the general direction
and management of the property of the Town and in all matters affecting
the interest or welfare of the Town, except as otherwise provided
by law or by this chapter.
The Selectboard may appear, either personally
or by counsel, before any committee of the General Court, any court
or board or commission, to protect the interests of the Town, but
are not authorized by this chapter to commit the Town to any course
of action.
The Selectboard shall act as Town agents, and
have authority as agents and officers of the Town to appoint and employ
a Town Counsel, who shall act as attorney and counsel for the Town
and the various officers and boards thereof, and to fix his compensation.
The Selectboard shall have the charge and management
of all suits and all actions for and against the Town, except such
suits as are within the scope of the duties of the Tax Collector,
and may prosecute, defend or settle the same as they see fit, unless
otherwise directed by vote of the Town.
All conveyances of land or interests in land
shall be signed by a majority of the Selectboard, unless otherwise
provided by law or by vote of the Town, and shall be sealed with the
Town Seal.
The Selectboard may license suitable persons
to be dealers and keepers of shops for the purchase, sale, or barter
of junk, old metals or second-hand articles in the Town. They also
may license suitable persons as junk collectors, to collect by purchase
or otherwise, junk, old metals and second-hand articles from place
to place in the Town. The aforesaid licenses may be revoked at pleasure.