164 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 92

dissolved, and the work of gathering the war records cannot
be completed for some time ; and

WHEREAS, It is extremely desirable that the State of Mary-
land have permanent records of the achievements of its sons
during the great conflict

Now, THEREFORE, The State of Maryland provides herein
for the creation of a War Records Commission to carry on to
completion the work begun by the Council of Defense.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That there is hereby created the War Records Commis-
sion, consisting of five members, who shall be appointed by
and hold office during the pleasure of the Governor. One of
the members of the Commission shall be the Maryland De-
partment Commander of the American Legion. The Governor
shall designate the chairman of the Commission.

It shall be the duty of the Commission to collect and com-
pile the records of all the sons of Maryland in the service of
the United States Military, Naval and Marine Forces, or who
otherwise rendered conspicuous public service during the
recent war, and to arrange to have such records kept in some
permanent place for future reference. The final disposition
of the records shall be determined by the Commission, subject
to the approval of the Governor.

SECTION 2. And be it further enacted, That the War Rec-
ords Commission shall continue the work begun by the Mary-
land Council of Defense on the war records of Marylanders.
It shall be the duty of the Maryland Council of Defense,
when this Act takes effect, to transfer all of its data, papers
and documents of every description connected with the col-
lection of such records over to the War Records Commission;
and also to turn over to the Commission any unexpended bal-
ances in its hands which had been set aside to pay for the work
of collecting war records.

SECTION 3. And be it further enacted, That the members
of the War Records Commission shall serve without compen-
sation, but the Commission is hereby authorized, with the ap-
proval of the Governor, to incur such expenses as may be
necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act within the
limits of the amount appropriated therefor in the Budget
Bill. The Commission shall, from time to time, report to the
Governor concerning the progress and scope of its activities.