44:4-41.  Deputy director of welfare The county welfare board may appoint a deputy director of welfare who shall:

a.  Have the qualifications of a director of welfare and shall have resided  in the state for at least one year;

b.  Be under the direction of the director of welfare;  and

c.  Be vested on approval of the county welfare board with the same power as  a director of welfare in the distribution of relief, with like authority for  the prosecution or defense in court proceedings as is vested in a director of  welfare.
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