Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 44:4-126

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • 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
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • 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
When any sum appropriated as provided in section 44:4-125 of this title has been expended or exhausted, during the year and for the purpose for which it was appropriated, the county welfare board shall notify the governing body of the municipality, which shall provide for the continuance of the relief of the temporary or outdoor poor residing in the municipality, for the balance of the calendar or fiscal year, by an additional appropriation for the purpose, to be made available to the order of the county welfare board of the county.