City of Hallsville is a Type A General Law Municipality (Under 5,000 population)Type A general law municipalities are the larger of the general law municipalities. Most were incorporated under Type B status and then switched to Type A status when their population increased to 600 or more.Type A general law municipalities operate under one of two plans of government: aldermanic or commission. A municipality with the aldermanic form of government operates in accordance with statutes applicable to Type A general law municipalities.The governing body of a municipality operating as a Type A general law municipality is known as the "city council" and varies in size depending on whether the municipality has been divided into wards.