Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 44:4-76

  • County adjuster: means the official of that designation authorized to act in the cases of commitment or admission of persons who have a mental illness to State or county hospitals for the insane. See New Jersey Statutes 44:4-1
  • 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
44:4-76. Such contest shall be made by notice to the officer giving the original notice, fixing a time and place when the contesting county welfare board, through the director of welfare, or the overseer or county adjuster as the case may be will apply to the Superior Court when and where the court shall hear and determine the controversy, which time and place shall not be less than ten or more than thirty days from the time of giving the original notice.

Amended 1991,c.91,s.436.

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