New Jersey Statutes 44:1-97. Record as to every applicant for relief
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 44:1-97
- May: shall be construed to be permissive. See New Jersey Statutes 44:1-1
- Overseer: means a person who is charged with the superintendence and relief or removal of the poor within the overseer's jurisdiction or found in the overseer's municipality, and means superintendent in all cases where a superintendent as defined in this section is authorized to act when there is no overseer. See New Jersey Statutes 44:1-1
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- Poor person: means one who is unable to maintain himself or those dependent upon him. See New Jersey Statutes 44:1-1
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
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.