Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 44:1-47

  • May: shall be construed to be permissive. See New Jersey Statutes 44:1-1
  • Superintendent: means the employee of a welfare board of a county or district authorized to act for it and under its direction and to act for overseers where there are none. 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
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.