New Jersey Statutes 44:1-49. Budgeting and raising expense of operation and maintenance
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 44:1-49
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Human Services. See New Jersey Statutes 44:1-1
- May: shall be construed to be permissive. 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
- Welfare board: means the board of one or more counties authorized to have charge, supervision, and control of a welfare-house and to supervise through a superintendent such work for or in relation to the poor as directed or authorized. See New Jersey Statutes 44:1-1
- Welfare-house: means a place where persons unable to care for and maintain themselves in whole or in part by reason of age, infirmity or poverty may be cared for and maintained in whole or in part at the expense of a county or municipality under the superintendent of a county welfare board in a county or portion thereof or districts composed of more than one county or portions thereof. See New Jersey Statutes 44:1-1
A district welfare board shall provide in a budget to be made up six weeks prior to the annual meetings of the respective boards of chosen freeholders concerned, the total expense of the maintenance and operation of the district welfare-house, and all expenses including wages and salaries, and shall apportion the amount among the several counties as provided in section 44:1-48 of this title. Within two weeks after the budget is made up it shall be approved by the state commissioner of municipal accounts, and certified as correct, whereupon it shall be certified to the respective boards of chosen freeholders in order that the quota of each county for the establishment, maintenance and upkeep of the district welfare-house may be provided for. Such costs shall be a charge upon each county or portion thereof participating in the purpose. The quota of each county shall be assessed and collected by the board of chosen freeholders from the municipalities of the county participating in the purpose, in the manner in which other taxes are assessed and collected.