Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 44:1-56

  • May: shall be construed to be permissive. See New Jersey Statutes 44:1-1
  • State board: means the State Board of Human Services. 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 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.