Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 44:4-20

  • 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
In every county wherein the provisions of this chapter have been adopted, there shall be constituted and appointed a county welfare board composed as provided in R.S. 44:1-11 Such boards are hereby created corporate entities with power to sue and be sued, to use a common seal, and to make bylaws. The holding of any other office by any member of the welfare board shall not constitute such holding as incompatible with his office as member of such welfare board.

Amended by L.1938, c. 194, p. 421, s. 1, eff. May 16, 1938; L.1972, c. 105, s. 3, eff. July 27, 1972.

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