New Jersey § 44:1-97 Record as to every applicant for relief

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§ 44:1-97 — Record as to every applicant for relief

New Jersey § 44:1-97

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N.J. Stat. Ann. § 44:1-97 (2026).

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Overseers shall in respect to all applicants for relief keep a record which may be by card index and which shall state: a. The name, age, sex and residence; b. The number and names of children and their ages; c. The time and place of last employment and the family income; d. Whether citizen or alien and the place of nativity; e. The place of abode for the ten years preceding the application for relief; f. The cause direct and indirect which has operated to make relief necessary so far as can be ascertained; g. The relief or aid given, and such relief as may have been or is being provided by all organizations as ascertained; h. The name of the overseer or deputy and helper having particular knowledge and charge of the case, and of witnesses of the fact with their addresses; and i. The name 

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Overseers shall in respect to all applicants for relief keep a record which may be by card index and which shall state: a. The name, age, sex and residence; b. The number and names of children and their ages; c. The time and place of last employment and the family income; d. Whether citizen or alien and the place of nativity; e. The place of abode for the ten years preceding the application for relief; f. The cause direct and indirect which has operated to make relief necessary so far as can be ascertained; g. The relief or aid given, and such relief as may have been or is being provided by all organizations as ascertained; h. The name of the overseer or deputy and helper having particular knowledge and charge of the case, and of witnesses of the fact with their addresses; and i. The name of those responsible by law for the support of the poor person and the name of any relative agreeing or likely to agree to contribute in whole or in part to, or assist in, the support of the poor person.