Ch. 583

1997 LAWS OF MARYLAND

HISTORY MUSEUM AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL PARK LOCATED ON THE SITE OF
MARYLAND'S FIRST CAPITAL, AS AN EDUCATIONAL FACILITY FOR STUDENTS AND
VISITORS OF ALL AGES; AND

(6) TO ENDORSE THE COMMISSION'S FOCUS ON DEVELOPING THE
EDUCATIONAL POTENTIAL OF HISTORIC ST. MARYS CITY, INCLUDING A CLOSER
AFFILIATION WITH ST. MARYS COLLEGE OF MARYLAND, AS THE MOST EFFECTIVE
WAY TO ASSURE THAT THIS UNIQUE SITE WITH ITS ARCHAEOLOGICAL RICHES AND
IMPORTANCE TO THE HISTORY OF MARYLAND AND THE NATION IS RECOGNIZED
AND SUPPORTED BOTH PRIVATELY AND PUBLICLY AS MARYLAND'S MOST
IMPORTANT HISTORIC SITE, WITH A VIEW TO ATTAINING NATIONAL RECOGNITION
FOR ST. MARY'S CITY AS A SITE OF EMINENT NATIONAL HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE.

24-503.

(A)    THE MISSION OF THE HISTORIC ST. MARY'S CITY COMMISSION IS TO
PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL RECORD OF
MARYLAND'S FIRST COLONIAL CAPITAL AND TO APPROPRIATELY DEVELOP AND
USE THIS HISTORIC AND SCENIC SITE FOR THE EDUCATION, ENJOYMENT, AND
GENERAL BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.

(B)     THE PARTICULAR PURPOSES OF THE ST. MARYS CITY COMMISSION ARE
TO:

(1)      DISCOVER, CONSERVE, IMPROVE, AND PERPETUATE THE
ARCHAEOLOGICAL, HISTORIC, NATURAL, SCENIC, AND CULTURAL QUALITIES OF
HISTORIC ST. MARYS CITY;

(2)     IDENTIFY, DOCUMENT, STUDY, CURATE, INTERPRET, AND
APPROPRIATELY PRESERVE THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL RECORD OF HISTORIC ST
MARY'S CITY WITH EMPHASIS ON THE 17TH CENTURY;

(3)     ENHANCE, WHERE FEASIBLE, THE SCENIC QUALITY, OPEN SPACES,
AND BUILDINGS THAT REFLECT AND DISPLAY THE EARLY COLONIAL HISTORIC
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SITE;

(4)     EMPLOY THE SITE OF MARYLAND'S FIRST COLONIAL CAPITAL FOR
EDUCATION AT EVERY LEVEL, INCLUDING ITS ANTHROPOLOGY, ARCHAEOLOGY,
HISTORY, AND NATURAL SCIENCE; AND

(5)     ENCOURAGE AND MOTIVATE THE CITIZENS OF MARYLAND AND
THE NATION, AS WELL AS BUSINESSES, CHARITABLE, CULTURAL AND
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS TO MAKE A CONTINUING COMMITMENT TO
ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORIC INVESTIGATION AND RESEARCH AT HISTORIC ST.
MARY'S CITY AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SITE AS AN EDUCATIONAL CENTER
FOR STUDENTS OF ALL AGES.

24-504.

(A) (1) THERE IS A BODY CORPORATE AND POLITIC KNOWN AS THE
HISTORIC ST. MARYS CITY COMMISSION.

(2) THE HISTORIC ST. MARTS CITY COMMISSION IS AN

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