Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 44:1-76

  • May: shall be construed to be permissive. See New Jersey Statutes 44:1-1
  • Overseer: means a person who is charged with the superintendence and relief or removal of the poor within the overseer's jurisdiction or found in the overseer's municipality, and means superintendent in all cases where a superintendent as defined in this section is authorized to act when there is no overseer. See New Jersey Statutes 44:1-1
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.