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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 44:1-131

  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • 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
At the expiration of the six months’ period for which relief is ordered, and every succeeding such period of time thereafter, the overseer may, if further relief is necessary in the case, apply to the court for an order directing the continuance of the relief for a like period, and that relief shall be payable upon the further order of the court.