New Jersey Statutes 44:4-42. Assistant directors for municipalities
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 44:4-42
- 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
- territory: extends to and includes any territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
Where a county contains a city of the first or second class, the county welfare board of such county shall appoint an assistant director of welfare for each such city to administer the distribution of relief under the direction of the director of welfare and the supervision of the county welfare board in such territory as the county welfare board may prescribe; and to administer relief to such other municipalities as the county welfare board may deem necessary such board may appoint assistants on the staff of the director of welfare, preference of appointment to be given to experienced and fully qualified overseers of the poor.