Fred v. Mayor and Council, Old Tappan Borough

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• rejecting the contention that Article IV, Section VII, Paragraph 11 of the 1947 Constitution, “which had no counterpart in its predecessor constitution,” was itself a grant of general police powers to municipalities
• explaining that municipal power is statutory in origin

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