In order to meet the expense of erecting additions to or new buildings or accommodations at any county almshouse buildings or welfare-houses, or making repairs to any such buildings or providing proper furniture therefor or apparatus for lighting, heating, or otherwise fitting up the same, the board of chosen freeholders of any county lawfully authorized to maintain welfare-houses, may from time to time issue bonds in the manner otherwise provided by law in the corporate name and under the corporate seal of the county.
N.J.S. § 44:4-10