Section 1

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this act it shall be the duty of the chief burgess of the borough of Hazleton, county of Luzerne, and state of Pennsylvania, on the approval of the town council, to appoint a suitable number of policemen for the protection of person and property, for the preservation of peace and for the execution of criminal process.