RSA 49-D:3 Optional Forms of Legislative Body.

Town charters adopted under RSA 49-B and patterned as prescribed by this chapter may adopt a charter providing for one of the following types of legislative bodies:
I. Town council shall be an elected body which serves as the legislative and governing body of the town. Any charter providing for a town council shall be guided by the following:
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a town should adopt a charter which provides for a town council form of government and no other form of legislative body, all powers and duties of selectmen, city councils and boards of aldermen, conferred by statute or the constitution, shall be conferred on the town council. The town council shall be empowered also to address all matters that general law requires to be addressed a