Title 44, Title 44: POOR

44:4-74. Written notice of removal When the removal of a poor person from the place of his domicile or where he is found to the place of his settlement is lawful and necessary, it shall be made by means of a written notice signed by the removing official to the officer having jur…

44:4-75. Removal in absence of contest On the day named in the notice, the order for removal shall be made by the removing director of welfare, and the poor person shall forthwith be removed to the place indicated in the notice upon the making of an order that he has no settlemen…

44:4-76. Contest; how made 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 …

44:4-77. Failure to resist removal; review when failure explained On failure to resist such removal the receiving county welfare board or overseer or county adjuster, as the case may be, may not decline to receive the poor person, but shall receive him and provide such relief as …

44:4-78. Liability of county or municipality failing to receive or remove poor person 44:4-78. If any director of welfare under direction of the county welfare board or any overseer or county adjuster as the case may be shall neglect to receive or remove a poor person, as provide…

44:4-79. Bringing poor person into county unlawfully; misdemeanor A person who shall send, bring, remove or entice to remove, or cause to be sent, brought or enticed, any poor person into a county from any other county within this state without first having obtained the consent o…

44:4-8. Necessary money charge upon municipalities of county When a county by its board of chosen freeholders shall propose to establish a county welfare-house as provided in this chapter, and shall do so by resolution in the manner required in this chapter for the purpose, the s…

44:4-80. Suspension of sentence or fine upon certain conditions A sentence or fine imposed under the provisions of section 44:4-79 of this title may be suspended before or after conviction upon condition that the offender will convey the poor person to the place where he has a se…

44:4-81 Furnishing transportation to nonresidents. 44:4-81. No person shall furnish a nonresident who is sick, elderly, injured, or who has a physical disability, with transportation at the cost of the county until the director of welfare of the county has ascertained the legal r…

44:4-82. Inquiry into case by director When a person shall apply for relief for himself or another to a county welfare board, the director of welfare, under the direction of the board, shall inquire into the facts, conditions and circumstances of the case, and also into the matte…

44:4-83. Rendition of aid The director of welfare, by a written order, shall render such aid and material relief as he may in his discretion, subject to the approval of the county welfare board, deem necessary to the end that such person may not suffer unnecessarily from cold or …

44:4-84. Temporary relief in suitable home If any such poor person is receiving shelter in some suitable home or habitation, and it is possible to maintain him as adequately and profitably therein as in an almshouse or welfare-house, temporary relief may be granted and furnished …

44:4-85. Relief order and commitment; contents In all cases where a person is removed to the welfare-house or receives permanent relief by the order of the county welfare board, such order and commitment shall state the name, age, sex, nativity, place of settlement, names of chil…

44:4-86. Investigation and supervision by welfare board The county welfare board shall: a. Investigate every application for relief; b. Supervise by periodic visitation every person receiving such relief; c. Devise ways and means for bringing persons unable to maintain themselves…

44:4-87. Obtaining employment for poor persons and families When an application for relief is made to the county welfare board in behalf of any person who claims or alleges to be poor and in distress, and the person or a member of his family appears to be in good health and capab…

44:4-88. Length of stay of poor person in welfare-house Any poor person or child who is committed or removed to a welfare-house shall be received by the director of welfare, and be supported and relieved therein until in the case of a person not a minor it shall appear that such …

44:4-89. Classification and care of inmates of welfare-houses In the management of welfare-houses the inmates shall be classified according to age, condition of health and ability to perform manual labor. Some form of employment shall be provided for such of the inmates as are ab…

44:4-9. Raising of money for buildings and maintenance The board of chosen freeholders may: a. Cause to be levied, assessed and collected from the municipalities of the county such sums of money as shall be deemed necessary at first and annually thereafter to provide suitable lan…

44:4-90. Separation of sexes; exception In welfare-houses or other institutions for the reception and maintenance of poor persons, females shall be kept separate from males at all times in their living rooms, bedrooms, toilets, halls, stairways and outbuildings, except that the p…

44:4-91. Expenses recoverable from poor person or estate; insurance If it is ascertained at any time that a person who has been assisted by or has received support from any municipality or county has real or personal property over and above that necessary for his maintenance in w…

44:4-91.1. Pledge of property as guaranty for reimbursement; agreement to reimburse Every county welfare board, operating under chapter 4 of Title 44 of the Revised Statutes, shall require, as a condition to the admission of any person to the county welfare-house, or as a conditi…

44:4-91.2. Filing certificate of costs of care furnished; legal claim, enforcement 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 o…

44:4-91.3. Record of welfare house and outdoor liens The county clerks or registers of deeds and mortgages, as the case may be, shall record in a book to be known as "Welfare-House and Outdoor Liens" the said certificates, and shall make a complete alphabetical index of the same,…

44:4-92. When relief may be provided in home If adult poor persons own the property where they reside in whole or in part, or are receiving shelter in some other suitable home or habitation, and it is possible to maintain them more adequately and profitably within the intent of t…

44:4-93. Permanent relief; amount to be adequate; payable monthly The director of welfare under the direction and subject to the approval of the county welfare board shall furnish permanent relief in an amount adequate to provide for the reasonable maintenance and well-being of s…

44:4-94. Semiannual report relative to continuance of relief At the expiration of six months from the time of granting permanent relief in the home, and every succeeding such period of time thereafter, or sooner if and when required by the county welfare board, the director of we…

44:4-95. Notice to board of children's guardians of commitment of minors to welfare-house The director of welfare under the direction of the county welfare board shall within twenty-four hours of the commitment of all minor children under the age of eighteen years to the welfare-…

44:4-96. Supervision of minors committed to welfare-house The care and general supervision of all minor children under the age of eighteen years who are committed to the welfare-house as mentioned in section 44:4-95 of this title shall upon such commitment be vested in the state …

44:4-97. Temporary commitment of poor minor by director to institution or home The director of welfare under the direction of the county welfare board shall, upon application for permanent relief, if granted, commit any minor poor child, who has gained a legal settlement within t…

44:4-98. Notice of placement to boards of freeholders and children's guardians Within twenty-four hours of such placement the director of welfare shall give a written notice thereof to the state board of children's guardians, and to the board of chosen freeholders of the county w…

44:4-99. Transfer of children from welfare-house to charitable society; maintenance L.1933, c. 103, p. 211, entitled "A supplement to an act entitled "A supplement to an act entitled "An act for the settlement and relief of the poor, and providing for municipal, county or joint c…