disasters beyond local control, coordinates emergency functions to
minimize and repair injury and damage resulting from such disasters.
The Agency cooperates with the Federal Government and the gov-
ernments of other States. It represents the State and assists the
political subdivisions of Maryland in the procurement of supplies and
equipment for civil defense purposes under the Federal matching
funds and surplus property programs; it also manages the program
for Federal contributions to the administrative and personnel expenses
of the State and Local governments for civil defense. The Director
is responsible to the Governor for the coordination of the State's
disaster relief operations in the event of the declaration of a "major
disaster" within Maryland (Code 1957, 1963 Supp., Art. 16A; Art. 25,
sec. 16; Art. 56, sec. 262; Art. 59, sec. 47A; Art. 64A, sec. 9B).

The Civil Defense Advisory Council is appointed by the Governor,
and its members serve without compensation. The Council advises the
Governor and the Director in civil defense matters.

Appropriations 1963 1964

General Funds . $233,979 $244,191
Federal Funds 460,834 462,733

Totals . $694,813 $706,924
Staff: 39.

DEPARTMENT OF MARYLAND STATE POLICE

Colonel Carey Jarman, Superintendent, 1967
Lieutenant Colonel William H. Weber, Executive Officer
Major George E. Davidson, Field Commander
Major Wilbour H. Conroy, Adjutant
Major Martin M. Puncke, Chief, Training-Personnel

Division

Captain Louis Bloom, Chief, Communications Division
Captain Charles W. Magaha, Chief, Investigation Division
Captain Thomas S. Smith, Chief, Intelligence Unit
Captain James T. Knight, Chief, Quartermaster Division
Lieutenant Hugh I. Kavanagh, Jr., Chief, Central Accident

Records Division
Richard W. Bruckman, Chief, Finance Division

Headquarters, Pikesville 8 Telephone: Hunter 6-3101

The Department of Maryland State Police, established by Chapter
303, Acts of 1935, is charged with the enforcement of the motor
vehicle and criminal laws of the State. The Department is directed
by the Superintendent, who is appointed by the Governor for a four-
year term. The Department has State-wide jurisdiction except in
incorporated municipalities which maintain a police force; within
such municipalities its jurisdiction is limited to (1) when in pursuit of
an offender or suspected offender; or (2) when in search of an offender
or suspected offender wanted for a crime committed outside of the
limits of the municipality, or when interviewing or seeking to inter-
view a witness or supposed witness to such a crime; or (3) when
requested to act by the chief executive officer of the municipality in
question or its chief police officer; or (4) when ordered by the Gov-
ernor, to act within the municipality in question; or (5) when en-
forcing the motor vehicle laws of this State (Code 1957, Art. 88B,
secs. 3, 4, 20, 23).

Through its Investigation Division the Department maintains finger-
print and photograph files; it cooperates with the FBI and other law