The Department of the Military shall erect or provide anywhere within the limits of this state, upon terms and conditions determined as most advantageous to the state, armories and other facilities for the use of the National Guard. The armories and other facilities shall be used for drill, meeting, and rendezvous purposes by the unit occupying them and for such other public functions as the officers in charge of the armory or facility deem advisable and proper. The armories and other facilities, if not in use by the National Guard, shall also be open for meetings and functions of organizations of war veterans and their auxiliary organizations.

Source: SL 1917, ch 297, § 85; RC 1919, § 10645; SDC 1939, § 41.0192; SL 1947, ch 180, § 6; SL 1951, ch 208; SL 1955, ch 146, § 1; SDC Supp 1960, § 41.0192 (2); SL 2007, ch 187, § 100; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1), §§ 18, 27 eff. Apr. 12, 2011; SL 2023, ch 108, § 7.