New Jersey Statutes 44:4-116. Bond for maintenance from master or commander
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 44:4-116
- 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
- Director of welfare: means an employee of a county welfare board with authority to act for it and under its direction, and to act for and in lieu of overseers where there are none, and perform the functions of and replace the office of overseer. See New Jersey Statutes 44:4-1
- May: shall be construed to be permissive. See New Jersey Statutes 44:4-1
- Poor person: means a permanently disabled person who is without means of support as defined above. See New Jersey Statutes 44:4-1
- Ship: includes vessels, steamers, canal boats and every boat or structure adapted to navigation or movement from place to place, upon the ocean, lakes, rivers or artificial waterways, either by its own power or otherwise. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- 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
When a ship or vessel shall arrive within a port, harbor or county within this state, having on board passengers or employees coming from any foreign port or place, or coming from any county within or without this state into any county within this state, the county welfare board of the county in which the ship or vessel shall arrive, may require of the master or commander thereof a bond with approved security to the inhabitants of the county in the sum of, and not exceeding, two hundred dollars, conditioned for the maintenance and support of any passenger or employee on board the ship or vessel who is sick, infirm or otherwise incapable and a poor person within the meaning of this chapter, in the opinion of the director of welfare of the county.