Upon disbandment of any company or organization which has received arms, equipment or any other property of the State or of the United States for military purposes, the commanding officer of such company or organization shall be responsible for the return of the same to the custody of a duly authorized officer of the State.

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Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 20 Sec. 143

  • State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
  • United States: includes its territories and possessions and the District of Columbia. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302

The Adjutant General shall take the necessary legal proceedings in the name of the State or direct that proper legal proceedings be taken, as provided for in § 142 of this title, unless the property is properly accounted for.

20 Del. Laws, c. 392, § ?35; Code 1915, § ?309; 32 Del. Laws, c. 22, § ?1; Code 1935, § ?272; 20 Del. C. 1953, § ?146; 64 Del. Laws, c. 258, § ?1;