New Jersey § 44:1-85
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 44:1-85, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 44:1-85.
An overseer 1 may appoint resident helpers without pay or fees to aid in the temporary relief of
poor persons under his direction, preferably by district, in a municipality, in order
that such helpers may observe, ascertain and assist the overseer or deputy in ascertaining
the cause or causes of dependency, obtain employment for poor persons when needed,
and assist and advise the overseer or deputy in instituting and prosecuting to a determination
such proceedings as may be necessary through other agencies of the state, or its political
subdivisions, for the relief of the poor, or the admission of them or their lawful
dependents to such institution or agency as may be provided for mental or physical
disability or otherwise. Disbursements of helpers shall be paid, on the approval of the overseer, by the governing
body or district welfare board. Helpers shall be registered on appointment at the office of the overseer, and shall
be furnished and supplied with such evidence of their appointment and authority as
the overseer, with the approval of the governing body, shall determine. 1
Now municipal director of welfare, see N.J.S.A. § 44:1-73.2.
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Section 44:1-85 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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