§ 183. Use of armories. 1. Armories may be used as follows:\n a. By members and units of the organized militia and cadet corps of\nsuch units.\n b. On application of one or more posts or chapters of the United\nSpanish War Veterans, the American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars\nof the United States, the Disabled American Veterans, the AMVETS,\nAmerican Veterans of World War II, the Jewish War Veterans of the United\nStates, Inc., the Catholic War Veterans, Inc., the Italian American War\nVeterans of the United States, Incorporated, the Polish Legion of\nAmerican Veterans, Inc., the Army and Navy Union of the United States of\nAmerica, Vietnam Veterans of America, posts of the Masonic War Veterans\nof the state of New York, Incorporated, or groups or squadrons of New\nYork Wing, Civil Air Patrol, or of incorporated associations of veterans\nof units of the organized militia, or one or more posts or chapters of\norganizations of sons of veterans of any war of the United States or of\nthe Reserve Officers Association of the United States, or those historic\nmilitary commands set forth in section two hundred forty-a of this\nchapter, approved by the officer in charge and control of the armory,\nand by his military superiors as prescribed by regulations issued\npursuant to this chapter and under such restrictions as may be\nprescribed by the adjutant general, the officer in charge and control of\nan armory shall provide a proper and convenient room or rooms or other\nappropriate space in such armory where such posts or chapters may hold\nregular and special meetings and organizational social events of a\nprivate nature without the payment of any charge or expense therefor,\nprovided that such use does not interfere with the members and units of\nthe organized militia stationed in such armory.\n c. By a civil association existing under the provisions of this\nchapter and located in the armory, for the purpose of holding athletic,\nmilitary or social events of a private nature conducted solely and\nexclusively by and for such civil association, provided that the same is\napproved by the officer in charge and control of the armory and by his\nmilitary superior as prescribed by regulations issued pursuant to this\nchapter.\n d. Subject to the provisions of this section, by any federal, state,\ncounty and municipal bureau, agency or department or by the armed forces\nof the United States or by the reserve components thereof for their\nofficial business, provided that such use does not interfere with the\nmembers and units of the organized militia stationed in such armory and\nprovided that such use is approved by the officer in charge and control\nthereof and by his military superiors as prescribed by regulations\nissued pursuant to this chapter. Armories shall be made available to\nboards of election for designation as places for registry and voting as\nprovided by section sixty-six of the election law.\n e. (1) By a person, firm, association or corporation, not specified in\nsubdivisions a to d both inclusive of this section, actually using the\nsame, for such purposes and upon such terms as may be approved by the\nofficer in charge and control of the armory and by his military\nsuperiors as prescribed by regulations issued pursuant to this chapter\nand provided that such use will not, and only so long as such use does\nnot interfere with the use of the armory by the members and units of the\norganized militia stationed therein.\n (2) The person, firm, association or corporation applying for such use\nof space within an armory shall execute and deliver a written agreement\nwhich shall include among its provisions his or its full name and\naddress, the purpose for which such use is desired, the nature and\nmanner of the intended use of such space, the full amount of\ncompensation of any kind or nature whatsoever to be paid as rent for\nsuch use, the amounts to be paid for heating, lighting, janitorial and\nother services con
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