§ 4. Rooms for the Grand Army of the Republic and United Spanish War
Veterans. The rooms in the capitol now under the charge of the
commander of the Grand Army of the Republic for the department of New
York, shall continue to be set apart and suitably furnished by the
commissioner of general services, and such rooms so furnished shall
hereafter be and remain under the joint charge of the commander of the
Grand Army of the Republic and the commander of the United Spanish War
Veterans, department of New York, or of such officers who are members of
such organizations, respectively, as they or their successors may
appoint. Such rooms shall continue to be used by them for the purpose
of storing the supplies and property of such Grand Army of the Republic
and United Spanish War Veterans and their relics and mementoes, and for
arranging and preserving the history of individuals belonging to
organizations of the state who served in the army, navy, or marine
corps, during the war of the rebellion or the Spanish American war, or
of citizens of this state who served in the regular army, navy or marine
corps of the United States, which such organizations may collect and
desire to preserve as a part of the history of the state. Such records
shall be accessible at all times under suitable rules and regulations to
members of the Grand Army of the Republic, members of the United Spanish
War Veterans and other persons engaged in collecting historical
information. The commander of each organization shall annually report
to the legislature, on or before April first, such portions of the
transactions of his respective organization as he deems to be of
interest to that organization and to the people of the state.