N.J. Stat. § 44:1-117
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Duties of overseer
Official statutory text
The removal of poor persons to their place of settlement or to the place where they became poor before being found or becoming domiciled in the place from which they are to be removed, shall, when the removal is to another place in the same county, and in all other cases where there is no superintendent or county adjuster to act as provided in this chapter, be accomplished by action of the overseer where the person is found or resides.
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