N.J. Stat. tit. 44, ch. 1
N.J. Stat. tit. 44, ch. 1
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section1-1. Definitions.section1-2. Construction in generalsection1-3. Establishment by board of freeholderssection1-4. Acquisition of real estate for welfare-housesection1-5. § 44:1-5section1-6. § 44:1-6section1-7. § 44:1-7section1-8. § 44:1-8section1-9. § 44:1-9section1-10. § 44:1-10section1-10.1. Change of name to county board of social services; resolution or ordinancesection1-10.2. County welfare board to mean county board of social servicessection1-11. Membershipsection1-12. § 44:1-12section1-12.1. Terms of members; additional appointmentssection1-13. § 44:1-13section1-14. § 44:1-14section1-15. § 44:1-15section1-16. § 44:1-16section1-17. § 44:1-17section1-18. § 44:1-18section1-19. § 44:1-19section1-20. § 44:1-20section1-21. § 44:1-21section1-22. § 44:1-22section1-23. § 44:1-23section1-24. Appointment of superintendent; qualificationssection1-24.1. § 44:1-24.1section1-24.2. Chief administrative officer of county welfare agencies or boards of social services; dutiessection1-25. § 44:1-25section1-26. § 44:1-26section1-27. § 44:1-27section1-28. § 44:1-28section1-29. § 44:1-29section1-30. § 44:1-30section1-30.1. Change of almshouse to welfare-house; persons to be admittedsection1-30.2. Persons admitted to pledge property; lien; agreement to reimbursesection1-30.3. Recording of certificates; warrant of satisfaction or releasesection1-31. Exercise by superintendent or another of power of overseer; general jurisdictionsection1-32. § 44:1-32section1-33. § 44:1-33section1-34. § 44:1-34section1-35. § 44:1-35section1-36. § 44:1-36section1-37. § 44:1-37section1-38. Concurrent resolutions in contiguous and adjoining counties to establish district welfare-housesection1-39. § 44:1-39section1-40. Ballot; form and contentsection1-41. Voting.section1-42. § 44:1-42section1-43. § 44:1-43section1-44. § 44:1-44section1-45. § 44:1-45section1-46. § 44:1-46section1-47. § 44:1-47section1-48. § 44:1-48section1-49. Budgeting and raising expense of operation and maintenance.section1-50. § 44:1-50section1-51. § 44:1-51section1-52. § 44:1-52section1-53. Borrowing money and issuing bonds to establish or enlarge welfare-housesection1-54. Term of bonds; raising of principal and interestsection1-55. Compelling county to share expenses and obligationssection1-56. § 44:1-56section1-57. Notice of readiness to accommodate poor of districtsection1-58. § 44:1-58section1-59. Time of final action on resolution; noticesection1-60. § 44:1-60section1-61. Election by municipality not to participatesection1-62. § 44:1-62section1-63. § 44:1-63section1-64. § 44:1-64section1-65. § 44:1-65section1-66. § 44:1-66section1-67. Bond issues for construction, repair or equipmentsection1-68. § 44:1-68section1-69. § 44:1-69section1-70. Denomination of supervisors of almshousessection1-71. § 44:1-71section1-72. Penalty for failure properly to keep record booksection1-73. Appointmentsection1-73.1. Offices of overseer of poor and deputy overseers abolishedsection1-73.2. Municipal director of welfare deemed referred to by mention of overseer, etc.section1-73.3. No deprivation of certain county powerssection1-73.4. Term or compensation of directors of welfare unaffectedsection1-73.5. Civil service, pension or retirement rights unaffectedsection1-73.6. Rights of overseers of poor and deputy overseers unaffected for balance of termsection1-73.7. Effective datesection1-74. Termsection1-75. Qualificationssection1-76. Removalsection1-77. Tenure and removal or reduction in cities of first classsection1-78. Salarysection1-79. Contract by municipality for services of overseer of adjoining municipalitysection1-80. Removal of director of welfare from duties in adjoining municipalitysection1-81. Certificate of appointment; filingsection1-82. Lists of overseerssection1-83. Appointment and powers of deputy overseerssection1-84. Appointment, salaries and removal of deputies, assistants and otherssection1-85. Helpers to overseerssection1-86. Determination by director of relief to be grantedsection1-87. Inquiry into application for reliefsection1-88. Granting of reliefsection1-89. Permanent relief in absence of almshouse or welfare-housesection1-90. Contents of relief order or commitmentsection1-91. Removal of permanent poor to almshouses or welfare-housessection1-92. Length of stay of poor persons in institutionssection1-93. Use of all agencies for reliefsection1-94. Obtaining employment for poor persons and familiessection1-95. Expenses recoverable, proceduresection1-96. Record of receipts and expendituressection1-97. Record as to every applicant for reliefsection1-98. Filing of record on admission to institutionsection1-99. Books relative to money received and orders for reliefsection1-100. Materials, stationery and forms of recordssection1-101. Annual reports by overseerssection1-102. Place of settlement in generalsection1-103. § 44:1-103section1-104. § 44:1-104section1-105. Illegitimate minor childrensection1-106. § 44:1-106section1-107. § 44:1-107section1-108. Granting permanent relief where required of county of settlementsection1-109. Granting permanent relief in absence of county almshouse, welfare-house or district welfare-housesection1-110. § 44:1-110section1-111. Permanent relief where settlement is in county having no provision thereforsection1-112. Permanent relief in municipality or county other than that of settlementsection1-113. Permanent relief forbidden to persons without settlement and otherwise removablesection1-114. Procedure where relief required by person having no settlement anywheresection1-115. Procedure where temporary relief required and settlement is elsewhere in statesection1-116. Procedure where temporary relief required and settlement is outside of statesection1-117. Duties of overseersection1-118. Duties of county adjustersection1-119. Written notice of removalsection1-120. Removal in absence of contestsection1-121. Contest; how madesection1-122. Failure to resist removal, reviewsection1-123. Liability of municipality, recoverysection1-124. Bringing poor person into municipality or county unlawfully; misdemeanorsection1-125. Suspension of sentence or fine upon certain conditionssection1-126. Transportation of nonresident, approval required.section1-127. Enabling nonresident poor to earn funds to return homesection1-128. When relief may be provided in homesection1-129. Petition for reliefsection1-130. § 44:1-130section1-131. Continuance of reliefsection1-132. § 44:1-132section1-133. § 44:1-133section1-134. § 44:1-134section1-135. § 44:1-135section1-136. Temporary commitment of poor minor by overseer to institution or homesection1-137. Expense of temporary commitmentsection1-138. Notice of placement to boards of freeholders and children's guardianssection1-139. Obtaining or compelling assistance of relativessection1-140. Relatives chargeablesection1-141. Compelling support by relativessection1-142. Contracts between overseers and relatives or otherssection1-143. Compelling support by husband or wifesection1-144. Sequestration of estatesection1-146. Recovery of expenses of supportsection1-147. Willful deserter as disorderly person; punishmentsection1-148. Complaint by director of welfaresection1-152. Visitation of sick poor by official physicians and nursessection1-153. Further medical or other reliefsection1-154. Hospitalization and other relief where treatment is urgentsection1-155. Bond for maintenance from master or commandersection1-156. Liability of master or commander for landing persons wrongfullysection1-157.1. Rate of paymentsection1-158. Acquisition of cemetery; issuance of bondssection1-159. Annual appropriations to carry provisions of chapter into effectsection1-160. § 44:1-160
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