Selectmen
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The name of certain town officers in several states of the United States, who are invested by the statutes of the states with extensive powers for the conduct of the town business.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
The name of certain town officers in several states of the United States, who are invested by the statutes of the states with extensive powers for the conduct of the town business.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
The name of certain municipal officers, in the New England states, elected by the towns to transact their general public business, and possessing certain executive powers. See Felch v. Weare, 69 N. H. 617, 45 Atl. 591.
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
The general executive officers of the town, in the New England system of local self-government.