[Adopted 6-9-1969 by Ord. No. 116]
The Commissioners hereby create and establish
a Police Department in and for the Township of South Whitehall.
The Board of Commissioners of the Township of
South Whitehall shall, subject to the civil service provisions of
the legislature, appoint and fix the number rank, tenure, compensation
and allowances of the Chief and other members of the Township Police
Department and shall prescribe the necessary rules and regulations
for the organization and operation of the police service.
The members of the Police Department shall enforce
all ordinances of the Township and laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
within the Township of South Whitehall and shall have all the powers
and rights as authorized and defined by the statutes of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania.
