0 a meeting of the people who live or pay taxes in a town, for the purpose of governing the town -- 镇民(或市民)大会
In 1818 a second floor was added as a town meeting room.
There is little to be said for voting at the town meeting and less for the procedure known as the town's poll.
I wish to draw attention to the absurdity of the town hall procedure and the voting procedure at the town meeting.
They function the same as an annual town meeting, only the number of signatures required on a petition rises to 100.
Seekonk is governed by an open town meeting led by a board of selectmen.
If the question had been put to the town meeting a discussion could have taken place and a poll could have been held.
The 2007 town meeting considered a proposal to impose a three cent surcharge on every dollar of property tax revenue.
There is no general requirement for chartered municipalities to observe town meeting or to put their budgets to plebiscite.