Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 44:4-103

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • County welfare board: means the board of a single county authorized to have charge, supervision and control of a county welfare-house and the administration of the settlement and relief of the poor for such county and to supervise through a director of welfare such work for or in relation to the poor as directed or authorized. See New Jersey Statutes 44:4-1
  • May: shall be construed to be permissive. See New Jersey Statutes 44:4-1
  • person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • Poor person: means a permanently disabled person who is without means of support as defined above. See New Jersey Statutes 44:4-1
In all cases where there are relatives and others not otherwise chargeable by law who are able and willing to support and maintain or contribute to the support and maintenance of a poor person, the county welfare board may contract with such relatives in consideration of the support and maintenance of the poor person whereby the relatives may undertake and obligate themselves to that end, or induce such aid and support as may be possible.
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