New Jersey § 44:1-109 Granting permanent relief in absence of county almshouse, welfare-house or district welfare-house

New Jersey Statutes

§ 44:1-109 — Granting permanent relief in absence of county almshouse, welfare-house or district welfare-house

New Jersey § 44:1-109

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N.J. Stat. Ann. § 44:1-109 (2026).

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Where permanent relief is required by a poor person in a municipality in a county in which he has gained a settlement and of a county in which there is no almshouse, welfare-house or district welfare-house, the overseer shall: a. Commit and remove the person to the municipal almshouse; b. Furnish relief at home as provided in this chapter if the circumstances render that course legal and preferable; or c. Commit and remove the person to such other municipal almshouse in the county as may by contract provide such relief.

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Where permanent relief is required by a poor person in a municipality in a county in which he has gained a settlement and of a county in which there is no almshouse, welfare-house or district welfare-house, the overseer shall: a. Commit and remove the person to the municipal almshouse; b. Furnish relief at home as provided in this chapter if the circumstances render that course legal and preferable; or c. Commit and remove the person to such other municipal almshouse in the county as may by contract provide such relief.