Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1886-08-05
CHAPTER XVI.

An Act to amend an act entitled g An act for
the settlement and relief Of the poor Re
vision], approved March twenty seventh
one thousand eight hundred and seventy
four
1. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That
section fifteen of the act entitled San act for
the settlement and relief of the poor [Revi-
slOn], approved March twenty one
thousand eight hundred and seventy four, be
and the same is hereby amended to read as
follows:
Is, And be it enacted, That it shall and
may be lawful for the overseers of the poor of
any township, with the appreciation and con-
sent of the major part Of the inhabitants,
householders of such township, if they shall
think it convenient and necessary at any pub
hc town meeting for that purpose met and
assembled, of which timely notice shall be
given In the usual manner, to build, purchase
or hire any house or houses in such township,
and also to purchase necessary materials for
that purpose, out of the money provided or to
be provided for the relief of the poor, and
there to keep maintain and employ all and
every such poor person and persons, and to
take the benefit of the work, labor and SER
vice OF any such poor person or persons who
shall be kept and maintained in any such
house or houses, for the better maintenance
and relief Of such poor person or persons who
shall be there kept and maintained; and IN
case any poor person or persons claiming
relief of any township within this state where
such house or houses shall be SO built, pur-
chased or hired, shall refuse to be lodged, kept
to work and maintained in such house or
houses, such poor person or persons SO refus-
ing shall be put out of the book where the
names of the poor are ordered to be registered
by virtue Of this act, and shall not be entitled
to ASK or receive any relief from the Overseer
or overseers Of any such township; and where
any township may be too small to build, pur-
L
said, 1t Shall and may be lawful for two or
more Of them, with the consent and approba-
ton Of the major part Of the inhabitants,
householders of each respective place, at a
public town meeting for that purpose met and
assembled, Of which timely notice shall be
given in the usual manner, to join together
and unite in building, purchasing, or hiring
such house or houses, for the lodging, keep
ing and maintaining of the poor of such places
so joining together and uniting, and there to
keep, maintain and employ the poor of such
united places as aforesaid, and to take and
have the benefit of the work labor or service
of any poor there kept and maintained, for
the better maintenance and relief of the poor
there kept, maintained and employed; and
when two or more townships shall thus unite
as aforesaid, the overseers Of the poor Of such
townships SO uniting shall meet as soon as
practicable after the beginning Of the fiscal
year, and elect one Of their own number to
serve as steward of such house or houses for
the fiscal year, whose duties shall be the same
as those of the overseer where the house or
houses are kept or maintained by one town
ship; anc in case of any poor person or persons
claiming relief Of any such united places as
aforesaid shall refuse to be lodged, kept to
work, or maintained in the house or houses
built, purchased or hired for such united
places as aforesaid, such poor person or per
sons SO refusing shall be put out of the book
where the names of the poor are ordered to be
registered by virtue of this act, and shall not
be entitled to ask or receive any relief from
the overseer or overseers of any such town
ship; and it shall and may be lawful for the
overseers of the poor of any township, with
the consent and appreciation of the major part
Of the inhabitants, householders OF such place
or places where such house or houses shall be
built, Purchased, or hired for the purposes
aforesaid, at public town meeting for that
purpose met and assembled, Of which timely
notice shall be given in the usual manner, to
contract with the overSeerS of the poor of any
other place for the lodging, maintaining and
employing of any poor person or persons, to
such other place belonging, as to them shall
seem meet; and ln case any such poor person
or persons, belonging to any other township in
this state, shall refuse to be lodged, main
tanned and employed in such house or houses
SO contracted for as aforesaid, such poor per
son or persons so refusing shall be put out of
the book where the names of the poor are
ordered to be registered by virtue of this act.
and shall not be entitled TO ask or receive any
relief from the overseer or oversee1s of any
such township.
3 And be it enacted, That all acts and parts
of acts inconsistent herewith be and the same
are hereby repealed, and this act shall take
effect immediately.
Approved February 20, 1886.