New Jersey § 44:1-73
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 44:1-73, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 44:1-73.
This act 1 shall not affect the term, tenure or compensation of any overseer of the poor or
deputy overseer of the poor, of any municipality, holding such office on the effective
date hereof, and such overseer of the poor or deputy overseer of the poor, or both,
shall continue to exercise the functions, powers and duties of his office, and maintain
the records and property thereof, as required by law, for the balance of the term
during which he shall have been appointed, and any term or terms for which he may
be reappointed to succeed himself in such office; and at the expiration of such term
or terms such functions, powers and duties, records and property, shall be transferred
to and vested in, and shall be exercised and used by, the director of welfare of such
municipality appointed pursuant to the provisions of chapter one hundred thirty of
the laws of one thousand nine hundred and forty. 2 1
N.J.S.A. §§ 44:1-73.1 to 44:1-73.7. 2
N.J.S.A. §§ 44:8-33 to 44:8-59; now repealed.
Frequently Asked Questions About New Jersey § 44:1-73
What does New Jersey Statutes § 44:1-73 cover?
Section 44:1-73 is part of the New Jersey Statutes, the codified statutory law of New Jersey. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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