New Jersey Statutes 44:4-41. Deputy director of welfare
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 44:4-41
- 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
- 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
The county welfare board may appoint a deputy director of welfare who shall:
a. Have the qualifications of a director of welfare and shall have resided in the state for at least one year;
b. Be under the direction of the director of welfare; and
c. Be vested on approval of the county welfare board with the same power as a director of welfare in the distribution of relief, with like authority for the prosecution or defense in court proceedings as is vested in a director of welfare.