New Jersey § 58:5a-2
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 58:5a-2, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 58:5a-2.
Said constabulary shall be organized into a police system to be known as the “․․․․․․․․․․․ Watershed Police,” which shall be separate and distinct from any municipal, county
or State police system. The commission or the governing body of such municipality, as the case may be, shall
have sole control of the appointment, compensation, terms and duration of employment
and management of the said constabulary, for the securing of proper discipline and
efficiency among the members thereof; provided, however, that in the case of any
such municipality now or hereafter operating under the provisions of Title 11 of the
Revised Statutes, Civil Service, 1 all members of said constabulary shall be appointed in accordance with the provisions
of said Title 11 of the Revised Statutes. 1
Repealed, now Title 11A.
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