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. L. , 7 i 13 I, Section 5. It shall be the duty of the Selectmen, to have printed annual reports of the town ready for distribution not later than seven days 1 efore the annual town meeting. ARTICLE II. TREASURER. Section 1. The Treasurer is authorized to engage counsel at the expense of the town for the purpose of prosecuting any action, at law under the provisions of the Public Statutes relating to suits on bonds, notes or other securities. S x ARTICLE III. COLLECTOR OF TAXES Section 1. The Collector of Taxes, ex -officio, shall be the Town Collector, and it shall be his duty under the title of Town 'Collector to collect all accounts due and payable to the town, excepting interest on _, )JI investments of sinking or trust funds, the collection of which is not otherwise provided for by statute, by-law, or vote of the town. Section 2. If the Town Collector is unable to makerom t col- lection lection of the accounts committed to him under this By -Law, he shall so certify to the Selectmen, who may enforce collection by suit or otherwise, in accordance with the provisions of the statutes and the } by-laws of the town. ARTICLE IV. TOWN COUNSEL - Section 1. The Selectmen, annually in March, shall appoint a Town Counsel to hold office for the term of one year from the first day of c April following and until his successor is appointed and qualified. He shall act as the legal advisor and solicitor of the town and as head of the Legal Department and shall receive such salary or compensation therefor as the Selectmen shall determine. Section 2. The Selectmen may remove the town counsel from of- fice if in their opinion the interests of the town so require and shall JAL fill any vacancy in said office by new a ppointment. ^Y Section 3. The Selectmen shall provide suitable space for the Town ! tz } Counsel, as head of the legal department, in the Town Office Building. All books, records and documents, assembled by the town counsel in connection with the town's legal affairs, shall be kept in files prop- _ erl indexed in the offices f the y c s o e legal department for convenient ref- erence by the Selectmen and the town counsel's successor in office. Section 4. The town counsel shall attend all town meetings and j shall, at the request of the Moderator, advise the meeting on ques- tions of law relating to the subject matter of any article in the warrant 3 LI i" and as to the form of } proposed votes or motions or the legality of any I`s particular action proposed to be taken in the meeting. Section 5. Subject to the approval of the Board of Selectmen, all ti i elective or appointive town officers, special or standing committees, ` 4 boards of departments may obtain orally or in writing the advice or ; j opinion of the town counsel as to any function of their respective of- fices or on any specific question of law in relation thereto. I ! . Section 6. The Selectmen shall be the agents of the town to prose- cute and defend suits to which the town in its corporate capacity may be a party and as agents of the town they shall have full authority to prosecute or defend all suits at law or in equity and all civil and crim- inal proceedings and litigation to which the town, or any town officer in his offleiai capacity, is a party or in which its rights, duties and interests may be the subject of adjudication. Section 7. The Selectmen shall have full authority, as agents of the ; { town with the advice, and consent of the town counsel, to compromise s, ' and settle all claims or suits against the town if in their opinion such claims cannot be defended advantageously or successfully. 4 i „p