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NJ Rev Stat § 44:1-55 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:1-55 - Compelling county to share expenses and obligations

44:1-55. Compelling county to share expenses and obligations  On failure of any county, through its governing body, to make provision in any manner as required by this chapter or other law for the payment of the expenses and obligations imposed thereby for its proportionate share of the establishment or maintenance of a district welfare-house, the board of chosen freeholders of any county composing the district may bring an action in the Superior Court, against the defaulting or delinquent board of chosen freeholders or any delinquent official thereof, or both, for a mandatory order or judgment directing the performance of the actions necessary to accomplish the requisite lawful action and compel the carrying out of its obligations as a county in the proper proportion as to expense and payment as provided in this chapter or any other law. The court may proceed in the action in a summary manner or otherwise. Nothing contained in this section, however, shall be construed to interfere with or restrict any proceeding in lieu of prerogative writ instituted for the purpose, or to review the legality of the order or judgment. Amended by L.1953, c. 42, p. 774, s. 2, eff. March 19, 1953.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:1-56 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:1-56 - Approval of plans and specifications for welfare-house

44:1-56. Approval of plans and specifications for welfare-house  The alteration or construction and completion of such building or grounds as may be necessary for the district welfare-house shall be approved as to plans and specifications by the state board before work is commenced thereon.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:1-57 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:1-57 - Notice of readiness to accommodate poor of district

44:1-57. Notice of readiness to accommodate poor of district  When the buildings as constructed or altered and furnished are completed, the district welfare board shall notify the boards of chosen freeholders of each county that they are prepared to accommodate the poor of the contiguous and adjoining counties, which shall be denominated a district in the numerical order and by number as such districts are established. The notice shall be given to each of the county adjusters and overseers within the district, and also by publication at the same time in a newspaper published and circulated in the county seat of each of the counties acting jointly for the purpose, and, thereafter, the permanent poor shall be provided for by admission to the district welfare-house as provided by law for admission to and maintenance in an almshouse or county welfare-house.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:1-58 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:1-58 - Exemption of welfare-house from taxation

44:1-58. Exemption of welfare-house from taxation  The property of the district used and maintained for the purpose shall be free from taxation, and subject to the like privileges and immunities as exist and are provided and extended to other almshouses or welfare-houses in counties or municipalities.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:1-59 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:1-59 - Time of final action on resolution; notice

44:1-59. Time of final action on resolution; notice  When a county shall propose by resolution, as in this chapter provided, to establish a county welfare-house, or to contract with another county for the relief and maintenance of the permanent poor by the other county in a welfare-house thereof, or for the establishment of a district welfare-house, the resolution so providing shall not be passed at the time of its proposal, but after the proposal the action thereon shall be adjourned for at least one month, when it shall be finally acted upon by the board of chosen freeholders except that such action may be adjourned thereafter to the next regular meeting of the board. Within two weeks after the proposal of the resolution, notice of the time and place of final action to be taken thereon shall be published twice in two newspapers of general circulation in the county, one of which is published in the county seat.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:1-60 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:1-60 - Continuation of relief by counties not adopting plan

44:1-60. Continuation of relief by counties not adopting plan  Counties not determining to adopt such county or joint county purpose shall continue to support and relieve the permanent poor thereof as is otherwise lawful.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:1-61 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:1-61 - Election by municipality not to participate

44:1-61. Election by municipality not to participate  When a county by its board of chosen freeholders shall propose by resolution, as provided in this chapter, to establish a county welfare-house or a jointly maintained district welfare-house, or to contract with another county for the relief and maintenance of the permanent poor by the other county in an almshouse or welfare-house thereof, any municipality in the county which provides for, relieves and maintains its permanent poor, may by resolution elect not to participate in the county purpose. Upon the certification of that election by the municipal governing body to the clerk of the board of chosen freeholders, the resolution shall be amended before its final passage to except therefrom the municipality or municipalities electing not to participate, and the expense of the county for the purpose shall not be a charge upon any such municipality but shall be a charge upon that portion only of the county whose permanent poor are thus provided for, and the imposts for the county purpose shall not be generally levied, assessed and collected upon the taxable persons or property in the county, but shall be a charge upon, and be levied, assessed and collected by the board of freeholders from the municipalities not excepted from said resolution.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:1-62 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:1-62 - Subsequent joining by municipality in county or joint county purpose

44:1-62. Subsequent joining by municipality in county or joint county purpose  A municipality may subsequently join in such county or joint county purpose by ordinance which shall be adopted by referendum in the manner provided by sections 40:49-9 to 40:49-12 of the title Municipalities and Counties. After the adoption of the ordinance, the notification of the board of chosen freeholders, and the acceptance and approval of the ordinance by the board of freeholders by resolution after notice of the time and place of the consideration thereof is given to the public who shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard thereon, the municipality shall thereafter have like responsibilities in respect to the purpose as though it had originally participated therein, and shall assume such share of the cost of buildings and equipment theretofore constructed and installed as shall be prescribed by the board of freeholders.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:1-63 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:1-63 - Excepted municipalities to provide relief of poor independently

44:1-63. Excepted municipalities to provide relief of poor independently  Municipalities excepted from participation in the establishment or maintenance of a welfare-house, shall continue to support and relieve the permanent poor thereof as is otherwise lawful.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:1-64 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:1-64 - Abolition of municipal almshouses when county relief undertaken

44:1-64. Abolition of municipal almshouses when county relief undertaken  When the care and maintenance of the permanent poor is undertaken and established by a county in lieu of municipal care of such persons, municipal almshouses, other than county almshouses or welfare-houses, shall be abolished, and the real and personal property which has been used for such purpose may be sold by the governing body and the proceeds thereof shall fall into the municipal treasury and be used to pay other expenses of the municipality in a manner otherwise lawful, or such land and premises may be put to other lawful public use. Thereafter the expense of maintaining county almshouses or welfare-houses shall be a charge upon the county as provided in this chapter.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:1-65 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:1-65 - Abolition of county and municipal almshouses when district relief undertaken

44:1-65. Abolition of county and municipal almshouses when district relief undertaken  When a district for the maintenance of the permanent poor is constituted as provided in this chapter, the respective counties and the municipalities therein, excepting those municipalities which as authorized in section 44:1-61 of this title have elected not to participate in the county purpose, shall no longer provide and maintain almshouses or welfare-houses for the relief and maintenance of the permanent poor, and the real and personal property which has been so used may be disposed of in like manner and for like purposes as is authorized in section 44:1-64 of this title.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:1-66 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:1-66 - Other methods of establishing almshouses

44:1-66. Other methods of establishing almshouses  Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to interfere with or prevent a county from establishing or maintaining a county almshouse as heretofore, unless it has adopted the provisions contained in this chapter for the establishment of a welfare-house, or to prevent any municipality not having participated in the welfare-house plan and purpose from doing likewise.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:1-67 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:1-67 - Bond issues for construction, repair or equipment

44:1-67. Bond issues for construction, repair or equipment  In order to meet the expense: a. Of erecting additions to or new buildings or accommodations at a county almshouse or welfare-house; or b. Of making repairs to any such buildings; or c. Of providing proper furniture for any such buildings, or apparatus for lighting, heating or otherwise fitting them up-- the board of chosen freeholders of a county lawfully authorized to maintain almshouses or welfare-houses, or the boards of freeholders acting for more than one county, may from time to time issue bonds in the manner otherwise provided by law in the corporate name and under the corporate seal of the county, or as provided in this chapter for joint county control.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:1-68 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:1-68 - Classification and care of inmates

44:1-68. Classification and care of inmates  In the management of almshouses or welfare-houses the inmates shall be classified according to age, condition of health and ability to perform manual labor. Some form of employment shall be provided for such of the inmates as are able to work. Inmates afflicted with any tubercular disease shall be separated from the other inmates and cared for in separate dwellings.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:1-69 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:1-69 - Separation of sexes

44:1-69. Separation of sexes  In every almshouse, poorhouse, welfare-house or other institution for the reception and maintenance of poor persons, females shall be kept separate from males at all times in their living rooms, bedrooms, toilets, halls, stairways and outbuildings; except that this provision shall not apply to persons who are lawfully married and living together as man and wife, and who become inmates of such an institution. The accommodations necessary to carry out the intention of this section shall be provided.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:1-70 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:1-70 - Denomination of supervisors of almshouses

44:1-70. Denomination of supervisors of almshouses  The keepers of all almshouses, except welfare-houses under the control of a welfare board in a county, shall be denominated "supervisors" instead of "keepers" or "wardens" .
NJ Rev Stat § 44:1-71 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:1-71 - Keeping of book with certain entries as to each inmate

44:1-71. Keeping of book with certain entries as to each inmate  The supervisors or superintendent and person in charge of every institution for the poor shall keep a book, to be provided by the authority charged with the care of the institution, in which book he shall enter from time to time the name, date of the commitment, age, sex, color, description, physical and mental condition, education, habits, occupations, condition of ancestors and family relations, cause of dependence, birthplace and date of discharge, or of death and place of burial of every person coming into the care of such institution, and such other records as may be prescribed by the state board of health and the bureau of vital statistics, together with any other information about them which may be ascertained, and the book shall be open to the inspection of the public at all times.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:1-72 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:1-72 - Penalty for failure properly to keep record book

44:1-72. Penalty for failure properly to keep record book  For the wrongful failure to keep such book according to the requirements of section 44:1-71 of this title, or for the willful alteration of an entry therein, or the willful mutilation or destruction thereof, the supervisor, superintendent or person in charge shall be liable to a penalty of twenty-five dollars, to be recovered with costs of suit in an action at law by the overseer of the poor of the municipality, superintendent or welfare board controlling the institution, for the use of the municipality, county or district.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:1-73 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:1-73 - Appointment

44:1-73. Appointment  An overseer of the poor shall be appointed by the governing body of every municipality excepting those municipalities which shall contract for the services of the overseer of an adjoining municipality as provided in sections 44:1-79 and 44:1-80 of this title, or which are situated in a county, other than a county of the first class, in which there is a welfare plan from which the municipality is not excepted and a welfare board and superintendent of welfare.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:1-73.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:1-73.1 - Offices of overseer of poor and deputy overseers abolished

44:1-73.1. Offices of overseer of poor and deputy overseers abolished  Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, the offices of overseer of the poor and deputy overseer of the poor in each of the municipalities of this State are hereby abolished, and the functions, powers and duties, records and property of each of such offices, are hereby transferred to and vested in, and shall be exercised and used by, the director of welfare of such municipality appointed pursuant to the provisions of chapter one hundred thirty of the laws of the thousand nine hundred and forty; except, however, as otherwise provided in section five of this act. L.1946, c. 110, p. 341, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:1-73.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:1-73.2 - Municipal director of welfare deemed referred to by mention of overseer, etc.

44:1-73.2. Municipal director of welfare deemed referred to by mention of overseer, etc.  Whenever the terms "overseer of the poor," "overseer," "deputy overseer of the poor," and "deputy overseer," occur or any reference is made to any of said terms, in any law, they, and each of them, shall be deemed to mean or refer to the municipal director of welfare appointed pursuant to the provisions of chapter one hundred thirty of the laws of one thousand nine hundred and forty. L.1946, c. 110, p. 341, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:1-73.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:1-73.3 - No deprivation of certain county powers

44:1-73.3. No deprivation of certain county powers  Nothing in this act shall be construed to deprive counties which have adopted Title 44:4 of the Revised Statutes of their powers and duties as provided in 9:17-1.1 of the Revised Statutes. L.1946, c. 110, p. 341, s. 3.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:1-73.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:1-73.4 - Term or compensation of directors of welfare unaffected

44:1-73.4. Term or compensation of directors of welfare unaffected  Nothing in this act shall be construed to affect the term of office, or the compensation of any director of welfare appointed by any local assistance board. L.1946, c. 110, p. 342, s. 4.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:1-73.5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:1-73.5 - Civil service, pension or retirement rights unaffected

44:1-73.5. Civil service, pension or retirement rights unaffected  Nothing in this act shall be construed to deprive any person of any right or protection provided him by Title 11 of the Revised Statutes or by any pension law or retirement system. L.1946, c. 110, p. 342, s. 5.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:1-73.6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:1-73.6 - Rights of overseers of poor and deputy overseers unaffected for balance of term

44:1-73.6. Rights of overseers of poor and deputy overseers unaffected for balance of term  This act shall not affect the term, tenure or compensation of any overseer of the poor or deputy overseer of the poor, of any municipality, holding such office on the effective date hereof, and such overseer of the poor or deputy overseer of the poor, or both, shall continue to exercise the functions, powers and duties of his office, and maintain the records and property thereof, as required by law, for the balance of the term during which he shall have been appointed, and any term or terms for which he may be reappointed to succeed himself in such office; and at the expiration of such term or terms such functions, powers and duties, records and property, shall be transferred to and vested in, and shall be exercised and used by, the director of welfare of such municipality appointed pursuant to the provisions of chapter one hundred thirty of the laws of one thousand nine hundred and forty. L.1946, c. 110, p. 342, s. 6.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:1-73.7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:1-73.7 - Effective date

44:1-73.7. Effective date  This act shall take effect on the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred and forty-six. L.1946, c. 110, p. 342, s. 7.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:1-74 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:1-74 - Term

44:1-74. Term  An overseer shall hold office for five years except where a longer term is prescribed by statute.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:1-75 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:1-75 - Qualifications

44:1-75. Qualifications  No person shall be appointed as an overseer of a municipality unless he shall: a. Be a citizen of the state and the United States; b. Be able to read and write the English language; c. Be capable of making and keeping such records and reports as are lawfully required of him; and d. Have such knowledge of the laws concerning the relief and maintenance of the poor as may be satisfactory to the governing body of the municipality in his jurisdiction, and such governing body may ascertain such qualifications of the applicants by written and oral competitive examinations, conducted by the state civil service commission pursuant to the general authority vested in it by statute, and when the results of the examinations have been ascertained the civil service commission shall certify to the governing body the lists of those who are eligible for appointment as superintendent, overseer or deputy, as the case may be. Females, as well as males, of full age shall be eligible to appointment as overseers. In cities governed by commissions under subtitle 4 of the title Municipalities and Counties (s. 40:70-1 et seq.), if a member of the governing body, as the head of the department is overseer, he shall not be subject to such qualifications after examination as required in this section, but they shall apply to other overseers and deputies.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:1-76 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:1-76 - Removal

44:1-76. Removal  An overseer may, except as otherwise provided in section 44:1-77 of this title, be removed by the municipal governing body for cause upon written charges made by a citizen, after a hearing at least one week's notice of which shall be given the overseer.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:1-77 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:1-77 - Tenure and removal or reduction in cities of first class

44:1-77. Tenure and removal or reduction in cities of first class  Overseers of the poor in cities of the first class, appointed by the governing bodies upon resolution thereof, shall hold their office during good behavior and shall not be removed, discharged or reduced in pay or position except for inefficiency, incapacity, conduct unbecoming an employee or other just cause, and until they have been furnished with written statements of the reasons for such removal, discharge or reduction, have been given a reasonable time to make written answer thereto, and until the charge or charges have been examined into and found true in fact by the governing body of the municipality appointing the overseer, at a hearing upon reasonable notice to the person charged at which time he may be represented by counsel and offer testimony of witnesses or any other evidence in his own behalf.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:1-78 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:1-78 - Salary

44:1-78. Salary  The overseer in a municipality shall, in lieu of all fees, receive such salary as may be fixed by the governing body.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:1-79 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:1-79 - Contract by municipality for services of overseer of adjoining municipality

44:1-79. Contract by municipality for services of overseer of adjoining municipality  Contiguous or adjoining municipalities in a county may, through their governing bodies, agree in writing after resolution duly passed in each that the overseer of one or more of them may and shall act for and within one or more of them in lieu of the appointment of an overseer in the adjoining municipality so contracting, and thereupon such additional salary shall be paid the overseer as is agreed upon, with and not without his express consent in writing thereto. In such case the overseer shall have like authority and responsibilities as other overseers, and the overseer theretofore appointed in the municipality contracting for the other overseer shall upon notice to this effect to him cease to hold the office within thirty days after the agreement is executed.