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NJ Rev Stat § 44:1-30.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:1-30.1 - Change of almshouse to welfare-house; persons to be admitted

44:1-30.1. Change of almshouse to welfare-house; persons to be admitted  When the board of chosen freeholders of any county has, or shall hereafter, by resolution changed the name of an existing almshouse to welfare-house, and the control and management thereof to the county welfare board, thereafter the superintendent of welfare shall receive in the said welfare-house, by and with the approval of said welfare board, such poor persons as by rules and regulations provided by the said county welfare board, are properly receivable therein. L.1940, c. 119, p. 263, s. 1, eff. June 18, 1940.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:1-30.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:1-30.2 - Persons admitted to pledge property; lien; agreement to reimburse

44:1-30.2. Persons admitted to pledge property; lien; agreement to reimburse  Every county welfare board, operating under chapter one of Title 44 of the Revised Statutes, shall require, as a condition to the admission of any person to the county welfare-house, that all or any part of the property, either real or personal, of such person, either presently owned or which may subsequently be acquired, be pledged to said county welfare board as a guaranty for the reimbursement of the cost of the care and maintenance of such person at the county welfare-house, and the total amount of the cost thereof shall become a lien upon any lands owned or to be owned by such person, which lien shall have priority over all unrecorded encumbrances. The county welfare board shall take from each applicant a properly acknowledged agreement to reimburse for all benefits furnished, and pursuant to such agreement said applicant shall assign to the welfare board, as collateral security for such benefits, all or any part of his real and personal property and insurance when the terms of the policy so permit, as the board shall specify. The agreement to reimburse shall contain a release of dower or curtesy, as the case may be, of the spouse of the person so benefited, and such release shall be as valid and effectual as if the spouse had joined the applicant in a conveyance of the property to a third person; the maintenance and support furnished shall be good and valuable consideration therefor. L.1940, c. 119, p. 263, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:1-30.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:1-30.3 - Recording of certificates; warrant of satisfaction or release

44:1-30.3. Recording of certificates; warrant of satisfaction or release  The county clerks or registers of deeds and mortgages, as the case may be, shall record the said certificates in a book, which he shall provide, to be known as "welfare-house liens" and shall index the same in the indices made and kept for deeds, mortgages and chattel mortgages. No clerk or register shall charge any fee therefor. Whenever the county welfare board shall have received satisfaction or partial satisfaction of the cost of the care and maintenance provided for in said certificate, the county welfare board shall execute a warrant of satisfaction or release therefrom, which warrants of satisfaction or releases shall be recorded, noted and indexed as are warrants to satisfy or releases of mortgages, without charge, by the clerk or register. L.1940, c. 119, p. 264, s. 3. Amended by L.1953, c. 42, p. 774, s. 1, eff. March 19, 1953.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:1-31 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:1-31 - Exercise by superintendent or another of power of overseer; general jurisdiction

44:1-31. Exercise by superintendent or another of power of overseer; general jurisdiction  The superintendent of welfare shall, in addition to his duties as chief executive officer of the welfare-house and welfare board, have general jurisdiction throughout the county, or portion of the county which maintains a welfare-house as in this chapter provided, and the authority and power of an overseer with the consent and approval of the governing body in all municipalities which have no duly constituted overseer performing those duties by contract or otherwise; but the welfare board may designate some officer other than the superintendent of welfare to exercise the power of an overseer, and he shall, in such work as overseer in a municipality, be subject to all lawful rules and regulations of the welfare board. The expense of the work of overseer by the superintendent shall be a charge upon the municipalities of the county so participating, to be levied, assessed and collected therefrom by the board of chosen freeholders in the manner in which other county expenses are collected.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:1-32 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:1-32 - Making of contract; terms

44:1-32. Making of contract; terms  Upon the certificate of the state board that the housing conditions and accommodations are sufficient and adequate for the purpose, and the approval of the state board of health that the sanitary conditions are such as to properly safeguard the health of the poor persons to be maintained therein, the board of chosen freeholders of a county may contract with the board of chosen freeholders of another county to board and care for poor persons requiring permanent relief of such county, excepting municipalities thereof which elect not to participate in the county plan and which maintain their own permanent poor, and such contract authorized by the board and entered into by the directors of the counties concerned shall provide for the permanent maintenance and relief of such poor persons. A county so contracting may maintain its permanent poor in the almshouse or welfare-house in the other contracting county.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:1-33 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:1-33 - Contract authorized by resolution

44:1-33. Contract authorized by resolution  When a county shall provide for the relief and maintenance of its permanent poor by contract with another county as authorized in this chapter, it shall authorize the contract to be entered into, and adopt such other provisions as may be necessary, by resolution.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:1-34 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:1-34 - Collection of expense from participating municipalities

44:1-34. Collection of expense from participating municipalities  The expense under such contract shall be provided for by appropriation and paid in the same manner as other county expenses, except that it shall be levied, assessed and collected only from municipalities participating and not from those which elect not to participate and which maintain their own permanent poor.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:1-35 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:1-35 - Constitution and appointment of welfare board

44:1-35. Constitution and appointment of welfare board  When a county shall contract with another county, as provided in this chapter, for the permanent maintenance and relief of the poor in the welfare-house of such other county, a county welfare board may be thereupon constituted and appointed as provided in sections 44:1-10 to 44:1-15 of this title, to have charge and supervision of the relief and settlement of the poor in its jurisdiction, subject to the provisions of this chapter.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:1-36 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:1-36 - Inspection of almshouse or welfare-house

44:1-36. Inspection of almshouse or welfare-house  The almshouse or welfare-house shall always be open to inspection by a duly authorized agent of the board of chosen freeholders of a county maintaining its permanent poor therein and of the state board and the state board of health.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:1-37 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:1-37 - Procedure when municipality elects not to participate

44:1-37. Procedure when municipality elects not to participate  When municipalities elect not to participate in such county purpose the procedure shall be as set forth in sections 44:1-61 to 44:1-63 of this title and as otherwise provided in this chapter, as in the case of the establishment of a welfare-house.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:1-38 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:1-38 - Concurrent resolutions in contiguous and adjoining counties to establish district welfare-house

44:1-38. Concurrent resolutions in contiguous and adjoining counties to establish district welfare-house  The boards of chosen freeholders respectively in any two or more contiguous and adjoining counties may resolve that: a. Upon a like resolution being adopted in such other adjoining and contiguous county or counties as are named therein; and b. Upon the ratification and acceptance as provided in this chapter by a majority vote of the legal voters in such counties of the provisions of such resolutions of like purport as have been adopted in the respective counties, excepting from the vote the electors of municipalities which maintain their own permanent poor in institutions and have, as authorized in section 44:1-61 of this title, elected not to participate in such purpose-- provision be made for the permanent relief of the poor in such counties in a welfare-house to be jointly owned by such counties, or so many thereof as adopt the plan, or as the resolutions may provide, which shall constitute a district and be conducted by a welfare board constituted as provided in section 44:1-43 of this title, for the permanent relief of the poor of such counties. In such case permanent relief shall be provided for the poor of such counties, except those municipalities which maintain their own permanent poor and which have elected not to participate for such purpose in the jointly maintained district welfare-house.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:1-39 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:1-39 - Submitting resolution to voters of each county

44:1-39. Submitting resolution to voters of each county  When two or more contiguous and adjoining counties shall, by the boards of chosen freeholders thereof, so resolve to construct and maintain a district welfare-house jointly in lieu of a county welfare-house and municipal almshouses, which in such case shall be abolished except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the resolution shall at the next general election be submitted to the legal voters of each county, excepting the voters in municipalities which maintain their permanent poor in institutions and have, as authorized in section 44:1-61 of this title, elected not to participate. Public notice thereof shall be given by the boards of chosen freeholders by publication not less than thirty days prior to the election in a newspaper published and circulating in the county seat of each of the counties.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:1-40 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:1-40 - Ballot; form and content

44:1-40. Ballot; form and content  At the general election at which the question of the adoption of the resolution is submitted to the voters of a county, there shall be printed upon each official ballot substantially the following:  "To vote upon the public question printed below, if in favor thereof mark a cross (X) or plus (+) in the square at the left of the word YES, and if opposed thereto mark a cross (X) or plus (+) in the square at the left of the word NO.  "Shall the county of ................ adopt the resolution of the board of chosen freeholders [ ] YES providing for the joint establishment, operation and maintenance of a district welfare-house for the permanent relief of the poor of this and the [ ] NO county (or counties) of (naming them), or so many thereof (or all as the resolution shall provide) as may be favorable thereto?"
NJ Rev Stat § 44:1-41 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:1-41 - Voting.

44:1-41. Voting.  44:1-41. If the voter makes an x or + mark in ink or pencil in the square at the left of the word "YES," it shall be counted as a vote in favor of the acceptance of the resolution.  If the voter makes an x or + mark in ink or pencil in the square at the left of the word "NO," it shall be counted as a vote against the acceptance of the resolution, and if no mark is made in either square it shall not be counted as a vote either for or against the acceptance of the resolution.  Amended 1994,c.77,s.22.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:1-42 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:1-42 - Canvass, return and result of vote

44:1-42. Canvass, return and result of vote  A canvass and return of the votes upon the question of the acceptance of the resolution shall be made by the board of canvassers in the same way and manner as for officers voted at the election and as other questions are submitted on referendum, and the result thereof shall be certified within five days thereafter to the secretary of state who shall canvass the vote of the two or more counties voting on the question and shall certify it within ten days thereafter to the respective county clerks and to the clerk of the board of chosen freeholders of each such county. If the majority of the votes cast in each county for and against the acceptance of the resolution are found to be in favor of its acceptance it shall then become operative in the county with such other counties as have likewise voted in favor of the adoption of the district welfare-house.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:1-43 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:1-43 - Constitution and appointment of district welfare board

44:1-43. Constitution and appointment of district welfare board  In the event of the adoption by a majority of the legal voters qualified to vote on the proposition in each such county, or in such counties as shall so elect if the resolutions so provide, there shall be constituted and appointed at a joint meeting of the respective boards of chosen freeholders concerned therein a district welfare board of five persons, citizens of the district, two of whom shall be women, who with the directors of the respective boards of chosen freeholders shall constitute the managers of the district welfare-house. The members shall be elected, as nearly as may be, so as to make the quota in membership in the board equal in representation from the counties concerned. They shall hold office for five years, except that the first appointments shall be for one, two, three, four and five years, respectively, which terms as to duration shall be in the order of the appointments as made and indicated. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term only. The holding of any other office by a member shall not be construed to be the holding of an incompatible office.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:1-44 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:1-44 - Meetings of board

44:1-44. Meetings of board  A district welfare board shall meet regularly once each month and at such other times as may be necessary or as it may by rule provide. It shall hold its annual meeting at least six weeks prior to the meetings of the boards of chosen freeholders of the several counties at which appropriations for the ensuing year are to be made.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:1-45 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:1-45 - Compensation and expenses of members

44:1-45. Compensation and expenses of members  The members of a district welfare board shall be paid ten dollars each for attendance at the regular monthly meetings and be reimbursed for their expenses incurred in the performance of duties imposed by this chapter.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:1-46 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:1-46 - Authority of board in general

44:1-46. Authority of board in general  Like qualifications and authority shall vest in a district welfare board as is vested in the welfare board of a single county and as is authorized in this chapter.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:1-47 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:1-47 - Appointment of superintendent of welfare

44:1-47. Appointment of superintendent of welfare  A district welfare board may appoint a superintendent of welfare who shall be a citizen of one of the counties constituting the district, and have the same qualifications, requirements and term of office as is provided for a superintendent in a county.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:1-48 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:1-48 - Apportionment of expense of establishment and maintenance of welfare-house

44:1-48. Apportionment of expense of establishment and maintenance of welfare-house  The proportionate expense of the joint establishment and maintenance of a district welfare-house shall, as provided in this chapter, be apportioned among the several counties according to their population, excepting therefrom the population of municipalities which, as authorized in section 44:1-61 of this title, have elected not to participate, and the necessary sums required to be levied, assessed and collected shall be so raised by the board of chosen freeholders against the municipalities chargeable as provided in this chapter.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:1-49 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:1-49 - Budgeting and raising expense of operation and maintenance.

44:1-49. Budgeting and raising expense of operation and maintenance.  A district welfare board shall provide in a budget to be made up six weeks prior to the annual meetings of the respective boards of chosen freeholders concerned, the total expense of the maintenance and operation of the district welfare-house, and all expenses including wages and salaries, and shall apportion the amount among the several counties as provided in section 44:1-48 of this title. Within two weeks after the budget is made up it shall be approved by the state commissioner of municipal accounts, and certified as correct, whereupon it shall be certified to the respective boards of chosen freeholders in order that the quota of each county for the establishment, maintenance and upkeep of the district welfare-house may be provided for. Such costs shall be a charge upon each county or portion thereof participating in the purpose. The quota of each county shall be assessed and collected by the board of chosen freeholders from the municipalities of the county participating in the purpose, in the manner in which other taxes are assessed and collected.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:1-50 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:1-50 - Custody of funds raised in respective counties

44:1-50. Custody of funds raised in respective counties  The sums of money raised in the respective counties in any manner authorized shall, on receipt thereof by the county treasurers, be paid to and held by the treasurer of the county in which the district welfare-house is situated, and be deposited in a separate account in a state or national bank located and doing business in that county.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:1-51 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:1-51 - Payment of bills and accounts

44:1-51. Payment of bills and accounts  The district welfare board shall certify all bills and accounts, including salaries and wages, and transmit them to the boards of chosen freeholders concerned which shall examine and approve them for payment, whereupon the county treasurer mentioned in section 44:1-50 of this title, shall pay them from the account provided for in that section.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:1-52 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:1-52 - Approval of estimated cost of establishment or enlargement of welfare-house

44:1-52. Approval of estimated cost of establishment or enlargement of welfare-house  The estimated cost of the establishment or enlargement of a district welfare-house, including the purchase of the real and personal property therefor shall be submitted to the several boards of chosen freeholders concerned for approval as to the cost, and no proceedings shall be begun or action taken by the welfare board unless and until such cost has been approved by such boards.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:1-53 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:1-53 - Borrowing money and issuing bonds to establish or enlarge welfare-house

44:1-53. Borrowing money and issuing bonds to establish or enlarge welfare-house  At any time after a vote by more than one county in favor of a district welfare-house as provided in this chapter, the boards of chosen freeholders may by joint resolution borrow money and issue bonds or other obligations therefor in the name of the counties concerned, and negotiate the same for the purpose of raising money necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter for the purpose of establishing, altering or enlarging the district welfare-house or its appurtenances. The procedure for the issuance of such bonds shall, except as otherwise provided in this chapter and to the extent of the purposes authorized in this chapter, be after the manner provided in article 1 of chapter 1 of the title Municipalities and Counties (s. 40:1-1 et seq.). The bonds shall: a. Be of a denomination of not less than one hundred dollars; b. Bear interest at a rate not higher than six per cent; c. Be denominated "District Welfare Bonds" of the counties to be named as obligated; d. Be payable pro rata as by this chapter provided for the payment of cost and expenses; e. Not be sold below par; and f. Not be subject to taxation except for state purposes. The respective counties jointly constructing, operating and maintaining the district welfare-house as provided in this chapter, excepting municipalities not participating, shall, in the manner indicated in the proceedings to bond the district, to be stated in the bonds, indicate the time, place and manner of payment of the principal and interest thereof, and be liable for the payment of such bonds, together with interest thereon in the proportion as in this chapter indicated for such cost and expense at the time of the adoption of the resolution of the board for the issuance thereof.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:1-54 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:1-54 - Term of bonds; raising of principal and interest

44:1-54. Term of bonds; raising of principal and interest  The bonds shall mature in not more than forty years from the issuance thereof. The principal and interest thereof and other necessary sums of money or expenses shall be the debt or obligation of the district wherein they were issued in the municipalities of each county participating, in the proportion which the population of each county or part thereof, as last determined prior to their issuance and prior to the passage of the joint resolution of the boards of chosen freeholders of the counties concerned, bears to the population of each other county or part thereof likewise participating, except as in this chapter otherwise provided as to municipalities not participating. The sums necessary for each annual maturity together with all interest charges shall be provided for in the budgets of the counties participating, in the manner in which other expenses are provided for, and in the proportionate amount annually in the respective counties which is certified by the state commissioner of municipal accounts as being the quota and proportion chargeable to each county. The payment of such interest and principal and other necessary sums shall be provided for by taxation and annually levied, assessed and collected by the boards of chosen freeholders from the municipalities of the counties participating in the purpose, in the manner in which other debts and obligations of the several counties are provided for by taxation.