44:4-82 - Inquiry into case by director
44:4-82.Ā Inquiry into case by director
When a person shall apply for relief for himself or another to a county welfare board, the director of welfare, under the direction of the board, shallĀ inquire into the facts, conditions and circumstances of the case, and also intoĀ the matter of such person's settlement if it shall appear that such person isĀ unable to earn a livelihood by his own labor and is a poor person and requiresĀ temporary or permanent relief.
The director shall also ascertain the direct or indirect causes of poverty,Ā and whether or not a person requiring permanent relief is without adequate homeĀ or without children, grandchildren, parents, grandparents or husband, who areĀ by law required and able to maintain him and other persons who are willing toĀ do so.
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When a person shall apply for relief for himself or another to a county welfare board, the director of welfare, under the direction of the board, shallĀ inquire into the facts, conditions and circumstances of the case, and also intoĀ the matter of such person's settlement if it shall appear that such person isĀ unable to earn a livelihood by his own labor and is a poor person and requiresĀ temporary or permanent relief.
The director shall also ascertain the direct or indirect causes of poverty,Ā and whether or not a person requiring permanent relief is without adequate homeĀ or without children, grandchildren, parents, grandparents or husband, who areĀ by law required and able to maintain him and other persons who are willing toĀ do so.
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