New Jersey Statutes|Chapter: 1

Section 44:1-24.2: Chief administrative officer of county welfare agencies or boards of social services; duties

Section 44:1-25: Term of superintendent

Section 44:1-26: Appointment of officers and employees

Section 44:1-27: Salaries

Section 44:1-28: Regulations governing officers and employees

Section 44:1-29: General powers of superintendent

Section 44:1-30: Persons receivable in welfare-house

Section 44:1-30.1: Change of almshouse to welfare-house; persons to be admitted

Section 44:1-30.2: Persons admitted to pledge property; lien; agreement to reimburse

Section 44:1-30.3: Recording of certificates; warrant of satisfaction or release

Section 44:1-31: Exercise by superintendent or another of power of overseer; general jurisdiction

Section 44:1-32: Making of contract; terms

Section 44:1-33: Contract authorized by resolution

Section 44:1-34: Collection of expense from participating municipalities

Section 44:1-35: Constitution and appointment of welfare board

Section 44:1-36: Inspection of almshouse or welfare-house

Section 44:1-37: Procedure when municipality elects not to participate

Section 44:1-38: Concurrent resolutions in contiguous and adjoining counties to establish district welfare-house

Section 44:1-39: Submitting resolution to voters of each county

Section 44:1-40: Ballot; form and content

Section 44:1-41: Voting.

Section 44:1-42: Canvass, return and result of vote

Section 44:1-43: Constitution and appointment of district welfare board

Section 44:1-44: Meetings of board

Section 44:1-45: Compensation and expenses of members

Section 44:1-46: Authority of board in general

Section 44:1-47: Appointment of superintendent of welfare

Section 44:1-48: Apportionment of expense of establishment and maintenance of welfare-house

Section 44:1-49: Assignment of child support rights by signing application for benefits.

Section 44:1-50: Custody of funds raised in respective counties

Section 44:1-51: Payment of bills and accounts

Section 44:1-52: Approval of estimated cost of establishment or enlargement of welfare-house

Section 44:1-53: Borrowing money and issuing bonds to establish or enlarge welfare-house

Section 44:1-54: Term of bonds; raising of principal and interest

Section 44:1-55: Compelling county to share expenses and obligations

Section 44:1-56: Approval of plans and specifications for welfare-house

Section 44:1-57: Notice of readiness to accommodate poor of district

Section 44:1-58: Exemption of welfare-house from taxation

Section 44:1-59: Time of final action on resolution; notice

Section 44:1-60: Continuation of relief by counties not adopting plan

Section 44:1-61: Election by municipality not to participate

Section 44:1-62: Subsequent joining by municipality in county or joint county purpose

Section 44:1-63: Excepted municipalities to provide relief of poor independently

Section 44:1-64: Abolition of municipal almshouses when county relief undertaken

Section 44:1-65: Abolition of county and municipal almshouses when district relief undertaken

Section 44:1-66: Other methods of establishing almshouses

Section 44:1-67: Bond issues for construction, repair or equipment

Section 44:1-68: Classification and care of inmates

Section 44:1-69: Separation of sexes

Section 44:1-70: Denomination of supervisors of almshouses

Section 44:1-71: Keeping of book with certain entries as to each inmate

Section 44:1-72: Penalty for failure properly to keep record book

Section 44:1-73: Appointment

Section 44:1-73.1: Offices of overseer of poor and deputy overseers abolished

Section 44:1-73.2: Municipal director of welfare deemed referred to by mention of overseer, etc.

Section 44:1-73.3: No deprivation of certain county powers

Section 44:1-73.4: Term or compensation of directors of welfare unaffected

Section 44:1-73.5: Civil service, pension or retirement rights unaffected

Section 44:1-73.6: Rights of overseers of poor and deputy overseers unaffected for balance of term

Section 44:1-73.7: Effective date

Section 44:1-74: Term

Section 44:1-75: Qualifications

Section 44:1-76: Removal

Section 44:1-77: Tenure and removal or reduction in cities of first class

Section 44:1-78: Salary

Section 44:1-79: Contract by municipality for services of overseer of adjoining municipality

Section 44:1-80: Removal of director of welfare from duties in adjoining municipality

Section 44:1-81: Certificate of appointment; filing

Section 44:1-82: Lists of overseers

Section 44:1-83: Appointment and powers of deputy overseers

Section 44:1-84: Appointment, salaries and removal of deputies, assistants and others

Section 44:1-85: Helpers to overseers

Section 44:1-86: Determination by director of relief to be granted

Section 44:1-87: Inquiry into application for relief

Section 44:1-88: Granting of relief

Section 44:1-89: Permanent relief in absence of almshouse or welfare-house

Section 44:1-90: Contents of relief order or commitment

Section 44:1-91: Removal of permanent poor to almshouses or welfare-houses

Section 44:1-92: Length of stay of poor persons in institutions

Section 44:1-93: Use of all agencies for relief

Section 44:1-94: Obtaining employment for poor persons and families

Section 44:1-95: Expenses recoverable, procedure

Section 44:1-96: Record of receipts and expenditures

Section 44:1-97: Record as to every applicant for relief

Section 44:1-98: Filing of record on admission to institution

Section 44:1-99: Books relative to money received and orders for relief

Section 44:1-100: Materials, stationery and forms of records

Section 44:1-101: Annual reports by overseers

Section 44:1-102: Place of settlement in general

Section 44:1-103: Married woman and children

Section 44:1-104: Legitimate minor children

Section 44:1-105: Illegitimate minor children

Section 44:1-106: Minor from outside of state

Section 44:1-107: Persons from outside of United States

Section 44:1-108: Granting permanent relief where required of county of settlement

Section 44:1-109: Granting permanent relief in absence of county almshouse, welfare-house or district welfare-house

Section 44:1-110: County chargeable for permanent relief where settlement is therein

Section 44:1-111: Permanent relief where settlement is in county having no provision therefor

Section 44:1-112: Permanent relief in municipality or county other than that of settlement

Section 44:1-113: Permanent relief forbidden to persons without settlement and otherwise removable

Section 44:1-114: Procedure where relief required by person having no settlement anywhere

Section 44:1-115: Procedure where temporary relief required and settlement is elsewhere in state

Section 44:1-116: Procedure where temporary relief required and settlement is outside of state

Section 44:1-117: Duties of overseer

Section 44:1-118: Duties of county adjuster

Section 44:1-119: Written notice of removal

Section 44:1-120: Removal in absence of contest

Section 44:1-121: Contest; how made

Section 44:1-122: Failure to resist removal, review

Section 44:1-123: Liability of municipality, recovery

Section 44:1-124: Bringing poor person into municipality or county unlawfully; misdemeanor

Section 44:1-125: Suspension of sentence or fine upon certain conditions

Section 44:1-126: Furnishing transportation to non-resident poor

Section 44:1-127: Enabling nonresident poor to earn funds to return home

Section 44:1-128: When relief may be provided in home

Section 44:1-129: Petition for relief

Section 44:1-130: Summary hearing; order for home relief

Section 44:1-131: Continuance of relief

Section 44:1-132: Revocation of order for relief

Section 44:1-133: Payment of home relief

Section 44:1-134: Notice to board of children's guardians of commitment of minor to almshouse

Section 44:1-135: Supervision of minor committed to almshouse

Section 44:1-136: Temporary commitment of poor minor by overseer to institution or home

Section 44:1-137: Expense of temporary commitment

Section 44:1-138: Notice of placement to boards of freeholders and children's guardians

Section 44:1-139: Obtaining or compelling assistance of relatives

Section 44:1-140: Relatives chargeable

Section 44:1-141: Compelling support by relatives

Section 44:1-142: Contracts between overseers and relatives or others

Section 44:1-143: Compelling support by husband or wife

Section 44:1-144: Sequestration of estate

Section 44:1-146: Recovery of expenses of support

Section 44:1-147: Willful deserter as disorderly person; punishment

Section 44:1-148: Complaint by director of welfare

Section 44:1-152: Visitation of sick poor by official physicians and nurses

Section 44:1-153: Further medical or other relief

Section 44:1-154: Hospitalization and other relief where treatment is urgent

Section 44:1-155: Bond for maintenance from master or commander

Section 44:1-156: Liability of master or commander for landing persons wrongfully

Section 44:1-157.1: Rate of payment

Section 44:1-158: Acquisition of cemetery; issuance of bonds

Section 44:1-159: Annual appropriations to carry provisions of chapter into effect

Section 44:1-160: Deficiency appropriations; temporary loan bonds

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