New Jersey § acts:saved-40 - (4)
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § acts:saved-40 — (4), with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ acts:saved-40. (4)
4. The mayor shall be the head of the police department and shall have exclusive power
to appoint, suspend and remove all policemen and all subordinates in such department;
he shall also appoint a chief of police and such captains or sergeants of police as
may be required by ordinance; these appointments, however, of chief of police, captains
and sergeants of police shall not take effect until confirmed by the common council;
he shall see that all such officers are prompt and faithful in the discharge of their
duties, and shall from time to time take such measures as he may deem necessary for
the preservation of peace and good order and the enforcement of the laws and ordinances
of the city.
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Section acts:saved-40 ("(4)") is part of the New Jersey Statutes, the codified statutory law of New Jersey. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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