New Jersey Statutes 44:1-17. Equipment and maintenance of welfare-house
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 44:1-17
- May: shall be construed to be permissive. See New Jersey Statutes 44:1-1
- Welfare board: means the board of one or more counties authorized to have charge, supervision, and control of a welfare-house and to supervise through a superintendent such work for or in relation to the poor as directed or authorized. See New Jersey Statutes 44:1-1
- Welfare-house: means a place where persons unable to care for and maintain themselves in whole or in part by reason of age, infirmity or poverty may be cared for and maintained in whole or in part at the expense of a county or municipality under the superintendent of a county welfare board in a county or portion thereof or districts composed of more than one county or portions thereof. See New Jersey Statutes 44:1-1
The county welfare board shall so equip and maintain the welfare-house as to provide proper heat and all furniture, materials and supplies, medical and otherwise, as may be necessary for the adequate maintenance of the permanent poor.