New Jersey Statutes 44:4-43. Resident helpers and municipal advisory committees
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 44:4-43
- 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
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- 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.
- 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
County welfare boards may appoint resident helpers, and municipal advisory committees without pay and without fees, to aid in the relief of poor persons under their direction and jurisdiction, in any municipality or locality, in order that such helpers and advisory committees may observe and ascertain, assist and co-operate with any county welfare board in ascertaining the cause or causes of dependency, and in obtaining employment for poor persons when needed, and assist, advise, and co-operate with any director of welfare or deputy, under the direction and supervision of the county welfare board in instituting and prosecuting to a determination such proceedings as may be necessary through other agencies of the state, or its political subdivisions, for the relief of the poor, the admission of them, or their lawful dependents, to such institution or agency as may be provided for mental or physical disability or otherwise.
The county welfare board shall appoint a municipal advisory committee in any municipality upon the request of the governing body of the municipality, the members to be appointed from names of reputable citizens submitted by the governing body.
Helpers and members of municipal advisory committees shall be registered on appointment at the office of the county welfare board, and shall be furnished and supplied with such evidence of their appointment and authority as the county welfare board shall determine.