Terms Used In Michigan Laws 32.768

  • Armory: means a building, facility, or the lots and grounds used by an army, navy, or air unit of the national guard or organized militia as a home station or for military training. See Michigan Laws 32.505
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Michigan national guard: means the army national guard and the air national guard. See Michigan Laws 32.505
  • Military: means a reference to all components of the state military establishment. See Michigan Laws 32.505
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
  The adjutant general may receive from the federal and local governments, corporations, individuals, or other sources, gifts of property and money to aid in providing, erecting, or improving armories or other facilities, or training areas and other surrounding lands throughout this state for the use of the state military establishment. All gifts of money received under this section shall be deposited by the state treasurer in the Michigan national guard armory construction fund created in section 382a and shall be used as provided in that section. When a deed to land has been presented to and accepted by the adjutant general for an armory site and the adjutant general deems it necessary to change the location of the site, the adjutant general may accept a new deed or relinquish the rights of this state in the lands covered by the prior deed without prejudice to the right of priority of the local government to the erection of an armory on the land. The adjutant general has authority to do any act and execute any deeds to carry out the provisions of this act.