New Jersey § 44:1-75
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 44:1-75, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 44:1-75.
No person shall be appointed as an overseer 1 of a municipality unless he shall: a. Be a citizen of the state and the United States; b. Be able to read and write the English language; c. Be capable of making and keeping such records and reports as are lawfully required
of him; and d. Have such knowledge of the laws concerning the relief and maintenance of the poor
as may be satisfactory to the governing body of the municipality in his jurisdiction,
and such governing body may ascertain such qualifications of the applicants by written
and oral competitive examinations, conducted by the state civil service commission
pursuant to the general authority vested in it by statute, and when the results of
the examinations have been ascertained the civil service commission shall certify
to the governing body the lists of those who are eligible for appointment as superintendent,
overseer or deputy, as the case may be. Females, as well as males, of full age shall be eligible to appointment as overseers. In cities governed by commissions under subtitle 4 of the title Municipalities and
Counties ( § 40:70-1 et seq. ), if a member of the governing body, as the head of the department is overseer, he
shall not be subject to such qualifications after examination as required in this
section, but they shall apply to other overseers and deputies. 1
Now municipal director of welfare, see N.J.S.A. § 44:1-73.2.
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