Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 44:1-9

  • Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Human Services. See New Jersey Statutes 44:1-1
  • State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • 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 welfare-house shall be subject to inspection by duly authorized representatives of the state board, or the commissioner, and of the state board of health.