Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 44:4-91.2

  • 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
  • person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • Welfare-house: means a place where the poor are maintained at the public expense under the superintendence of a county welfare board in any county. See New Jersey Statutes 44:4-1
1. At any time the county welfare board may execute and file with the county clerk or register of deeds and mortgages, as the case may be, a certificate, in the form prescribed by section 44:7-15 of the Revised Statutes, showing the amount of the cost of the care and maintenance of any person at the county welfare-house or for the permanent outdoor support furnished to any person. When so filed each certificate shall be a legal claim against both the person and his estate and shall have the same force and effect as a judgment of the Superior Court, with priority over all unsecured claims except funeral expenses not to exceed one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00). No levy shall be made upon the real estate while it is occupied by the widow or widower, as the case may be. If the proceeds of sale of any personalty or real estate, as herein provided, exceeds the total amount paid for care and maintenance under this chapter, such excess shall be returned to such person, or in the event of his death, such excess shall be considered as the property of the deceased for proper administration proceedings. All funds reclaimed under these provisions shall be returned to the county.

L.1946,c.175,s.1; amended 1953,c.42,s.21; 1991,c.91,s.438.

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