N.J. Stat. § 44:1-8: Acceptance of gifts, devises and bequests

The board of chosen freeholders may accept and hold in trust for the county, or portion thereof so participating, any grant or devise of land, or any gift or bequest of money, or other personal property, or any donation to be applied, principal or income, or both, for the benefit of the welfare-house, and apply the same in accordance with the terms of the gift.