A referendum vote held on November 8, 1949, pursuant to the
provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:11-13.4, provides that the provisions of
Chapter 341 of the Laws of 1948 are adopted. In accordance with such act, the hours of employment of
members of the Police Department of the Borough of Edgewater shall
not exceed eight consecutive hours in any one day nor 40 hours in
any one week, provided that in case of an emergency the officer, board
or other official having charge or control of the Police Department
shall have full authority to summon and keep on duty any and all such
members during the period of emergency.