The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-02-04
MAY GET ARMORY
BILL INTRODUCED n SENATE FOE
$4,000 STRUCTURE FOR HESTnIH-
STER COMPANY AND BAND
AGGREGATE 81 MEMBERS
COMPANY LONGEST IN
CONTINUED SERVICE IN
REGIMENT.

Narfield In the Senate on Wednesday
Tor an appropriation Of 10000 for IN
armory for Company II and Band Of
The First Regiment. Maryland Nation
al Guards, located In this city, Is as
follows.
AN ACT to create q building COM
mission 70 be known n State
ArmoTy Building Commission No. l.,
1916 md 10 provide for the purch-
ase Of : lot Of ground in the City Of
Westminster. State of Maryland, md
f0r the erection thereon OF an ar
Imory for the use Of the Company or
Companies and the regularly enlisted
Band md First Regiment. Maryland
National Guard, there permanently
located. and ID name a commission
for the purpose Of purchasing said lot
OF ground and providing for the con-
IstructIon OF N Rrmory thereon and
10 appropriate 4 sum Of money there
fore,
WHEREAS. IL Ia The policy of the
state OF Maryland 70 erect armorIes
20 riha various companies o. the First
Regiment, Maryland National Guard.
according 10 their efficiency and he
strength OF their continuous service
10 the State. and
{ WHEREAS. Company i. OF he
First Regiment. Maryland National
Guard. permanently located - West
minister. Carroll County. Maryland. Is
the Company longest IN continuous
servics Of ths State nnproflded xIth
IN aFmory. md
! WHEREAS. this Company has
nov three eIfesrs and aIxIY-nlx IN.
listed men available for duts and has
met ii the requirements % the Ad-
Iutant General Of the State Of Mary
land. md.
: WHEREAS. the only regularly IN.
listed Hand oI The Maryland National
Guard. with It's = enlisted men.
lmaking the aggregate for The Com
pany nd Band 81 msmbersI In from
tho eIIy Of Westminster. and now oe-
enpisa md uaes and sili In the future
occupy and uae the armorY Of Com.
pany i. there located foT praeIIes
md storage 81 it equipment, nov
therefore.
Sec l. BE Il enacted by he
: General Assembly 81 Maryland Inai
tie I'm OF Forty thousand Dollars
= 90. .nHa.o0f. -. and ne tame Ia here.
b appropriated for the purpose ol
! purchasing ; lot of ground in Ihs
city n Westminster. Maryland. aud
erecting an aFInory thereon. The same
% be or the nse Of znch company of
companies and band of the MARYLAND
National Guard which nov are or
may hereafter be stationed in HzId
city. md tie Comptroller Of ihe
Treasury Is hereby authorized n
draw nls warrant on The State Treas.
arer Tor said Hnm oH any portion nf
IL A. The aaI1 lot i purchased and
- the building of I'D Arznory nTu.
crosses. upon The order OF the build
Ing committee hereinafter To be con.
aiitutsd and named. and before any
such warrant i 10 b Issued. the aid
eommIzHion HHHll present IL cerlIII-
cate that the work TOR which such
warrant ls n be drawn haz actually
been done. and thai the full amount
covered by aid certificate does not
exceed the amount of the lot Of
ground purchased Or work actually
done under the terms of this Aet.
md upon said warrant Of the Comp
troller of the Treasury the State
Treasurer shall Immediately pay the
ssId sum OF money herein appronTI-
ated 10 the building commission here
matter named.
Provided. however. that before The
money herein appropriated shall Bs
naid oxer 10 The hereinafter respee-
tive persons. commissioners or bodies
polite. aaid persons. commissioners
nr bodies polite shall first file with
The Comptroller fnII and detailed
statement wherefrom II shall clearly
appear that the money to be paid
hereunder viii be sufficient IN accom-
nlish The respective purposes herein
set forth
See. :. And be i further enacted
that the building commission aforez
gaid ehall be made NJ and eonstituI=
I'd as follows. The Adjutanf Generz
al OF the State Of Maryland. the Com
manding officer of the First Regiment.
Maryland National Guard. the COM
mandinE officer Of Company i. MARY
land National Guard. and Edward o
Neant. Guy u Steele. Oscar d. Gil
bert. Henry i. Ftzhugh, OF the CIly
Of Westminster. Maryland. The sad
building commission Is constituted
and clothed With all the rights ana
powers necessary for carrying ont
The provisions and purposes of this
Act; an II shall secure n suitable
site In the CITY OF Westminster unon
which aaid armory i 10 b erected
and to make such contract or con
tracts for the erection of said armort
as II deems necessary and Il shall be
clothed with al the powers and re-
aponsibiIities Of a private oorpors
alton Tor the purposes named herein.
Sec. :. And be Il further enacted.
Ihat unon completion of the armorY
named in this Act al title to the
same shall be vested IN the State Of
Maryland to Be held and controlled
= is the general property Of said
State used b. the Maryland National
Guard.
Sec. !. And be It further enacted.
hat this Act ahall take effect from
Ihe LIST of June. 1916.
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