and coordinating civil defense plans. The agency represents the
State in the procurement of supplies and equipment for civil defense
purposes under the Federal matching funds program, as prescribed
by the Federal Civil Defense Act and regulations. The Director is
responsible to the Governor for the coordination of the State's dis-
aster operations in the event of the declaration of a "major disaster"
within Maryland under the provisions of P. L. 876, 81st Congress,
as amended (Code 1951, Art. 41, secs. 203-214; Art. 75G, sec. 6A).

The Civil Defense Advisory Council is appointed by the Governor,
and its members serve without compensation. It is the purpose of
the Council to advise the Governor and the Director of the Civil
Defense Agency relative to civil defense matters.

Appropriations 1955 1956
General Fund ............................ $100,238 $127,035
Staff: 14.

DEPARTMENT OF MARYLAND STATE POLICE

Colonel Elmer F. Munshower, Superintendent, 1959
Major Ruxton M. Ridgely, Executive Officer
Major William H. Weber, Field Force Commander
Captain Martin M. Puncke, Quartermaster Division Commander
Captain George E. Davidson, Chief, Identification and Investi-
gation Division
Captain Wilbur H. Conroy, Director, Training-Personnel

Division
Howard M. Bubert, M.D., Medical Director

Headquarters, Pikesville 8 Telephone: Hunter 6-3101
Lieutenant J. K. Cushwa, Commanding, Central Accident Bureau

Guilford Avenue and 21st Street, Baltimore 18
Telephones: Belmont 5-7102-3, Hopkins 7-1261

The Department of State Police -was established in 1935. The De-
partment is under the direction of the Superintendent who is appointed
by the Governor for a term of four years. The Maryland State
Police are responsible for the enforcement of the criminal and motor
vehicle laws of the State. The Police have jurisdiction in all parts
of the State except within the limits of any incorporated municipality
which maintains a police force, save (1) when in pursuit of an
offender or suspected offender; (2) in search of an offender or suspect
wanted for a crime committed in another jurisdiction; (3) when
seeking to interview a witness to a crime; (4) when requested by
the chief executive officer or the chief police officer of the municipality,
or when ordered by the Governor; or (6) when enforcing the motor
vehicle laws of the State (Code 1951, Art. 88B, secs. 3, 4, 19, 23).
The Department also licenses all private detectives within the State
(Code 1951, Art. 56, sec. 66).

To aid in the carrying on of its work, the Department operates an
Identification and Investigation Division. The division maintains fin-
gerprint and photograph files and cooperates with the Federal
Bureau of Investigation and the police forces of other jurisdictions
in the exchange of information relating to the identification of of-
fenders or suspects. The General Assembly in 1953 authorized the
establishment of the Central Accident Records Bureau. This Bureau
receives reports of accidents from the various local police departments