Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 44:1-78

  • 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
The overseer in a municipality shall, in lieu of all fees, receive such salary as may be fixed by the governing body.
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