[This section, originally enacted as § 19 of No. 273 of the Laws of 1917, established the Office of Overseer of the Poor which the General Assembly abolished in every municipality as of October 1, 1968 pursuant to the provisions of § 37 of No. 147 of 1967. Based on the 1967 statute, the original reference to the appointment of an Overseer of the Poor in section 8 (Officers appointed by City Council) and in section 41 (City Council election of City officer) has been deleted.]