New Jersey Statutes 44:4-120. Appropriations for year following adoption of chapter
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 44:4-120
- 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
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Temporary or outdoor poor: means poor persons who can be relieved temporarily at their domicile or without being maintained in an almshouse or welfare-house. See New Jersey Statutes 44:4-1
a. Meet with the board of freeholders for consideration of the estimate of the welfare board as to the amount necessary for carrying into effect the provisions of this chapter for the ensuing year, and the board of freeholders after due consideration of the recommendation of the welfare board shall appropriate an amount sufficient in the judgment of the board of freeholders for the relief of the permanent or indoor poor within its jurisdiction; and
b. Meet with the governing bodies of the municipalities of the county for consideration of the respective estimates of amounts necessary for providing temporary or outdoor relief in the respective municipalities and the governing bodies shall appropriate amounts sufficient in their respective judgments to meet the estimated expenditures for the relief of the temporary or outdoor poor in the respective municipalities for the ensuing year.