1899, § 693; C. S. 1910, § 583; Laws 1911, ch. 78, § 1; 1915, ch. 140, § 1; C. S. 1920, § 672; Laws 1921, ch. 40, § 1; R. S. 1931, § 108-1305; Laws 1945, ch. 9, § 1.] Amendments.-Prior to the 1945 amendment, the commandant was a major and the adjutant a first lieutenant of the Wyoming National Guard, who held office for a term of four years. All the earlier amendments had to do with changing the compensation of the commandant and adjutant. Effective Dates.-Section 2 of Laws 1911, ch. 78 provided that it should be in effect from and after its passage. Approved February 21, 1911.

Section 2 of Laws 1915, ch. 140 provided that it should be in effect from and after its passage. Approved March 3, 1915.

Section 2 of Laws 1921, ch. 40 provided that the act should take effect on the 31st day of March 1921.

Section 2 of Laws 1945, ch. 9 provided that it should be in effect from and after its passage. Approved January 29, 1945.

19-306. Inspection of home.—The Soldiers' and Sailors' Home shall be at all times subject to the inspection of the Board of Charities and Reform, or any member thereof. [Laws 1899, ch. 17, § 5; R. S. 1899, § 694; C. S. 1910, § 584; C. S. 1920, § 673; R. S. 1931, § 108-1306.]

Compiler's Note.

Section 6 of Laws 1899, ch. 17 appropriated land as follows: "To carry into effect the provisions of this act, there is hereby appropriated and set aside 30,000 acres of land, not otherwise appropriated, out of the 260,000 acres of land granted to the State of Wyoming for state, charitable, educational, penal and reformatory institutions, under the provisions of Section 11, of an act of Congress entitled 'An Act to provide for the admission of the State of Wyoming into the Union, and for other purposes,' approved July 10th, 1890. The selection, location, care, leasing and control of the lands herein set aside shall be made as has heretofore or may hereafter be provided by the Legislature of Wyoming, for the selection, care, leasing and conrol of the public lands of the State of Wyoming."

19–307. Use of surplus funds.-In case there shall at any time be a surplus in the funds realized from the sale or leasing of lands set aside for the support of the Home, said surplus shall be used to reimburse the State for moneys appropriated out of the State fund until all amounts so appropriated from said State fund shall have been repaid. [Laws 1899, ch. 17, § 7; R. S. 1899, § 696; C. S. 1910, § 586; C. S. 1920, § 675; R. S. 1931, § 108-1307.]

19-308. Funds set apart for exclusive use of soldiers' home.-All lands granted or that may hereafter be granted by the United States or by the State of Wyoming, or by the Constitution of the State set apart for the support of a Soldiers' Home in the State of Wyoming, and all the proceeds from the sales thereof are hereby pledged as a perpetual fund for the use and benefit of said Soldiers' Home as herein provided. All money that may arise from the interest received on all moneys derived from the sale of lands as hereinbefore or that may hereafter be appropriated for said Home, including all money that may be received from the renting of lands, and all moneys that may be hereafter appropriated for said Home by the State of Wyoming, including all money raised in any other manner or donated to said Home, shall be deposited with the State Treasurer, to be by him kept in a separate fund which shall be known as the Soldiers' Home Fund, and be used exclusively for said home as herein provided. [Laws 1899, ch. 17, §8; R. S. 1899, § 697; C. S. 1910, § 587; C. S. 1920, § 676; R. S. 1931, § 108-1308.]

19-309. Duties of state treasurer.-The State Treasurer is hereby directed to receipt to the Board of Managers of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers for such sum or sums of money as may from time to time be allowed as aid to the "Wyoming Soldiers' and Sailors' Home," which said sum or sums of money are hereby appropriated for the Wyoming Soldiers' and Sailors' Home Fund. [Laws 1899, ch. 17, § 9; R. S. 1899, § 698; C. S. 1910, § 588; C. S. 1920, 8 677; R. S. 1931, § 108-1309.]

19-310. Unexpended balance appropriated.-The unexpended balance of such sum or sums of money as are received and appropriated by Section 9 [§ 19-309] of this Act for the Wyoming Soldiers' and Sailors' Home Fund remaining in the Treasury at the close of each fiscal year shall be continued to and is hereby annually appropriated for the same fund for the ensuing year. [Laws 1899, ch. 17, § 10; R. S. 1899, § 699; C. S. 1910, § 589; C. S. 1920, § 678; R. S. 1931, § 108-1310.]

Effective Date.-Section 11 of Laws 1899, ch. 17 provided that it should be in effect from and after its passage. Approved February 13, 1899.

19–311. Chaplain-Appointment-Duties.-The State Board of Charities and Reform may appoint a suitable person as Chaplain of the Soldiers' Home at Buffalo, Wyoming, who shall hold his office for a period of one year from date

of his appointment, unless removed for cause. He shall have charge of the moral and intellectual welfare of the members of said Soldiers' Home. He shall visit said Soldiers' Home at least twice a month and hold such services therein as he may desire, and shall make an annual report in writing to the Governor covering the duties of his office. [Laws 1915, ch. 20, § 1; C. S. 1920, § 679; R. S. 1931, § 108-1311.]

19-312. Salary of chaplain.-The state soldiers' home chaplain shall receive an annual salary of three hundred dollars [$300.00] which shall be paid from the maintenance contingent fund of the Wyoming Soldiers' and Sailors' Home. [Laws 1915, ch. 20, §§ 2, 3; C. S. 1920, § 680; Laws 1921, ch. 42, § 1; R. S. 1931, § 108-1312.]

Amendment.-Prior to the 1921 amendment, the salary was paid by warrant to the state auditor out of funds not otherwise appropriated. Effective Date.-Section 4 of Laws 1915, ch. 20 provided that it should be in effect from and after its passage. Approved February 8, 1915.

The CHAIRMAN. Are there any other questions?

There being none, the committee will be adjourned, subject to the call of the Chair.

(Thereupon, at 11:55 a. m., the committee was adiourned subject to the call of the Chair.)

* The basic compayable under P.L. 877, 80th Congress, haverent.

**If a guardian uested to supply funds to the

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