New Jersey Statutes
§ 44:1-136 — Temporary commitment of poor minor by overseer to institution or home
New Jersey § 44:1-136
JurisdictionNew Jersey
Title 44POOR
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Bluebook
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 44:1-136 (2026).
Text
The overseer of the poor shall upon application for permanent relief, if granted, commit a minor poor child who has gained a legal settlement within the meaning of this chapter to the almshouse or welfare-house or other public institution for the care of children or in some private institution for the care of children, or with some family approved by the state board of children's guardians for a period not to exceed thirty days after date of commitment or until the court having jurisdiction has adjudged the child a public charge or made an order committing it or its family to the care of the state board of children's guardians as provided by law in this chapter and otherwise.
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Nearby Sections
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§ 44:1-1
Definitions.§ 44:1-101
Annual reports by overseers§ 44:1-102
Place of settlement in general§ 44:1-103
Married woman and children§ 44:1-104
Legitimate minor children§ 44:1-105
Illegitimate minor children§ 44:1-106
Minor from outside of state§ 44:1-107
Persons from outside of United States§ 44:1-109
Granting permanent relief in absence of county almshouse, welfare-house or district welfare-house§ 44:1-11
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New Jersey § 44:1-136, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nj/44/44%3A1-136.