New Jersey § 44:1-137
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 44:1-137, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 44:1-137.
A poor child temporarily committed by the overseer 1 as provided in section 44:1-136 of this title shall, during such commitment and until the making by the court of
an adjudication or order as provided by law in this article or otherwise, remain a
charge against the municipality of the overseer's jurisdiction, to be paid for by
the overseer from the funds at his disposal. 1
Now municipal director of welfare, see N.J.S.A. § 44:1-73.2.
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