{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-44-4-16","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 44:4-16","heading":"Contract with another county for maintenance of permanent poor","body":"Upon the certificate of the state board that the housing conditions and accommodations are adequate for the purpose, and upon the approval of the state  board of health that the sanitary conditions are such as to properly safeguard  the health of such poor persons as may be maintained therein, the board of  chosen freeholders of any county may contract with the board of chosen  freeholders of any other county to board and care for poor persons requiring  permanent relief of such county.","path":["TITLE 44 POOR"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"5f81590d53e968f10e7fa6e15711a596f25d32af3ee33d53034d8a51016f77ba","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-44-4-15","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-44-4-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}