44:1-111. Permanent relief where settlement is in county having no provision therefor
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Where a poor person requiring permanent relief in a municipality has not gained a settlement therein but has gained a settlement in the county in which the municipality is situated, in which county there is no county almshouse or welfare-house and no provision for permanent relief, the overseer shall, by a written order, commit and remove the poor person to a municipal almshouse in the county after which notice shall be served upon the board of chosen freeholders of the county which shall thereupon proceed to provide for the support and maintenance of the poor person as a county charge, the expense of which shall be borne by the entire county.