The Penn's Grove record., 1891-05-22
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LAWS OF NEW JERSEY.


Law.
An Act providing for state policemen and defining
!heir powers and duties.
l. Be it enacted bv the Senate and General Assem-
by OF the State Of New Jersey, That upon, the appli-
cation therefore by the circuit Judge or law Judge
OIL any county. or the prosecutor OF any county. or
upon MS own motion, the governor may appoint
any person or persons and tissue to such person or
persons so appointed a commission TO act as a state
policeman, a copy of such commission to be hled
In the office of the secretary of state, together with
q Dond to the state In the sum OF five Thousand dol
lars, with sum Gent surety. to be approved ny the
governor. conditioned for the faithful performance
OF his dnty. and said state policeman, with the sure
ties on his bond. shall be liable on said bond to any
party injured by an unlawful act OF said officer.
y. And be II enacted. That any such person so
appointed shall, In the counties of this state named
In the said commission by the governor, have and
possess all the powers of policemen and cofisfables
in criminal cases of the several counties, cities,
wards of cities. townships and other municipalities
existing in such county; and snch state policemen
snail except when on detective duty, wear and keep
In plain view u metallic shield or device, with the
words state policeman thereon, and shall wear
such uniform as may from time to time be desig-
mated by the governor.
3. And he Ii enacted, That such state policeman
shall hold office during the pleasure Of the gov
ernOr, and his commission therefor may be revoked
ut any time by filing of a revocation thereof by the
governor in the office of the secretary of state.
4; And be it enacted, That whenever the governor,
IN his discretion, shall determine that the preserva-
tion OF the peace in any portion OF this state re-
gnires such action, he shall have power to apply, to
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Of any city or municipality to designate such por-
ton Of the police force of such city or municipality
as The governor shall request to act as state police
men that on failure of such police commissioner
or chlel OF police, or other proper authority gov
erDing such police,to Immediately make such Gesig-
nation, the governor shall have power to immedi-
ately designate such members OF The police force as
he may deem necessary to act as snch police force,
and when such designation is made, either by the
ponce commissioners, the chief OF police or by the
governor, the officers and men so designated shall
be designated and known during their term
OF service as state. policemen, and
shall be subject to the orders Of the
governor for the preservation OF the peace. either in
the place where such officers or members Of the po-
lice force shall usually perform their duties. or at
any other place or places designated by the gov
ernor, and at such times and under such directions
as he shall determine to be necessary under the cir
cumstanctsi and the governor shall, when he deems
IL necessary, direct the officers or policemen to act
under the orders of such member of the force as
he shall designate, and any officer or policeman
failing to perform the duty directed by the governor
for the purpose of the preservation of the peace in
any portion of the state shall forthwith Cease to be
a policeman OF the city or municipality in which he
shall be acting, uHd r any appointment whatever,
and shall he Ineligible thereafter to hold the office Of
policeman. constable or peace officer nnder any
law or authority of this state or any municipality
thereof.
8. Aud he it enacted, That whenever the governor
shall make such designation of state policemen
from any one or more of the different police forces
or departments OF any city or municipality of this
state for the purpose of preservation of the peace
IN any portion OF the state, he shall have the power
to pay the men employed in such duty and all the
expenses connected with the preservation of the
peace, and on his certificate the comptroller shall
draw his warrant and the treasurer shall pay such
expenses in the first instance, and the county of the
state in which such state policemen arc necessary
to be used for the preservation of the peace shall re-
imburse the state for such expenses, If the governor
shall determine that all or any portion of the charges
are proper to be made against the county for the
preservation of the peace therein.
@. And be 1t enacted, That the policemen desig-
mated as state policemen under section tour Of
this act shall be eitizens of the state and shall, dur
ing their term Of service under the direction of the
governor in all the counties of this state, have and
possess all the powers of policemen and constables
IN criminal cases in the several counties, cities,
wards OF cities, townships and other municipalities
existing in such counties, and the state policemen
under this at shall be under the exclusive charge
of a person who shall be designated by the gov
ernor, and known officially as the state chief of 20.
lice, who shall perform such duty as shall be deter
mined by the governor and shall receive an annual
compensation Of twenty-five hundred dollars per
annnm, payable monthly, and who shall hold office
during the pleasure of the governor.
z. And BE- it enacted, That all acts and parts of
acts inconsistent herewith be and the same arc
hereby repeal.d and that this act shall take effect
Immediately.
Approved March Q, 1891.