They are privately run courts establish by individual towns or cities and they have their own rules. (drive-safely.net)
The Massachusetts Bay colony organized in individual towns grammar schools that were supported by subscription, though the town was to pay for the poor. (religion-online.org)
One of those 3 - 2 votes was to rescind a town policy requiring individual town board members getting full - board approval before utilizing services of the town attorney. (suncommunitynews.com)