Where tangible personal property comes into
the possession of the Police Department by finding or recovery, and
if the owner or his whereabouts is unknown and cannot be ascertained
or if said owner shall refuse to receive such property, then said
property shall not be disposed of for six months, except in case of
motor vehicles, which shall be for three months. In any such case
the governing body of said municipality, by resolution, may then provide
for the sale, in whole or in part, of any such property, at public
auction after notice of a designated time and place therefor, not
less than 10 days prior thereto published in a newspaper circulating
within the Township. Perishable items may be sold without reference
to said periods of time. Moneys received from the sale of any such
property shall be paid into the general Township treasury. All unclaimed
money coming into possession of the Police Department shall be turned
over within 24 hours to the Township Treasurer for deposit into the
general Township treasury.
Women meeting the requirements set forth in
this Part 1 with respect to eligibility and qualifications may be
appointed to any office in the Police Department.
Pronouns used in this Part 1 denoting masculine
gender shall also denote feminine gender.
[Amended 4-6-1989 by Ord. No. 3-89]
The Township Committee is the appropriate authority
having full power and authority, in its sole discretion, to amend
or supplement this Part 1 and to establish rules and regulations for
the operation and government of the Police Department and the special
police officers, to repeal any part or parts of this Part 1 and to
repeal or amend or supplement any one or more of said rules and regulations
and to repeal this Part 1 in its entirety.