Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1866-07-19
CHAPTER IS.
GeaInairai &nrNeT.

An Act pFovidiag for tbs completion OF
Ehs Geological Survey Of The State Of
| Iswa.
| Seegion |. Be ID enacted by the Gene
raj Assembly Of the Saass of Iowa, Thai
for the purpose of completing the Geo.
logisal Survey Of the State, Charles a.
White, Of Johnson couaty, is hereby aP-
pointed State 6eologiss, and shall hold
his ofes foE shs term of two years, or
until his successor is appointed.
Sec. 2. The State Geologiss shall be
authorized to appoint sompsseat assis-
tsat and also skiilfnl analytical and
experim entail Chemist. who shall report
to the State Gsologiss the analysis oil
such soils, looks, GOALS, cara and other
minsral Substances, As be may Submit to
ain for thas parpose. lis stali also
have power TO employ such farther as
sistsnce az be may dssm necessary TO
prosecute promptly and efhais0tly the
| Geld work connected with the Survey
All persoas employed By him shall BE- un-
Der Ais direetioR, aHd subjse 10 rsns
val BY him. Al tbs spseimca If Minis
rails, fossils, rocks, soils, GOALS, ores or
other geological or mineral
substances Of any value or interest to
either the practical or amateur gsoiogisE,
and any drawings or sketches Of the same
obtained or Rads by said State Gaoio-
giSs, az veil as the copy right Of the re-
ports and all books printed theEsfrem,
shall bsleng to ths State, aBd no speci-
men copy, draft or part Of the same
shall be given away, or sold, or permit
ted to be carried away contrary 70 the
provisions Of this Act, AID the State
isoiogist, or any Of his assistants or
employees or any Other person Nho shall
violate any Of the provisions Of this acc
ti0n shall be guilty Of misdsmesa0r.
Sas. & Il shall be the duty Of the state
gsolegisl, and hIs assistants 10 carry On
With As much expedition as practicable
the Geological and meteorological survey
Of ths State, iaeludiAg observations and
examinations Of the sell for agricultural
parposss, lie may alec include in his
repor, such matters as pertain 20 physi
cal geography and such other matters "a
properly aBd usually pertain TO survey
Of This Kind il being expressly required
Of the State 6solagisl and his assistant
that these duties be perforated In such
manner as TO give to the people Of lha.
State tbs greatest amount Of practical
information in relation 80 its resources.
See. 1, Ii shall b4 The dQty of the
state 0soioKlst, on Or before lbs Grst
Monday Of January Of each rear, 10 pre-
pare q report OF said surrey, and It's pro-
gress, accompanied By saeh maps and
ORA aiHgs a. may be necessary to illuS-
tEate tia 81 me, and transmit them 20 tbs
Governor, whs shall lay copy Of sach
reports before the General Assem- bly,
That tho geelogiss shall, a. far as pras.
Iicable, use such woFds is hisxeportH 81
ars in coumoa use and that DC ahaiI ao-
COMPANY each Eolame OF his report With
glossary. Il shall also BE- bis duty 60
prepare, frsm ame to time during the
pgogssas OF shs survey, eommuuicAlions
FOR publigasion 10 she newspapers Of the
State, provided it shall be done without
expsEss to the State, smbedying such id
formation in reference 10 tbs character
aud quality Of the soil, deposits Of coal,
minerals and othsr valuable substances,
as he may dean Of general interest and
imT ortsnse to the pablia.
Sse. 5. Is shall be the duty Of the
Stass Geologiss TO caass coll etions to be
made Of rocks, soils, fossils, Goals, oEes,
and ofhsr mineral substances, discovered
or examiusd, which SHALL be- dispessd Of
as fellows, TO wit all rare specimens CT
which duplicates saBnos ba found aad all
spscimsn eos from whieh descfipaons OF
Illustrations are dgawa fsT pablinattou,
shall be deposited in the Cabinet of thc
ssass Unigersity. A fall aerias If tha
beat OF sash spseiaeua rs more psFtieu-
larry sxsmpllfy tbs economic geology OF
tha State shall be deposited in ths tDabi
net Of lie State Agriaultnsaa CoIl-s-. =.
All othsr specimens SHALL be distributed
- she 0ahinesa Of oil ether organized
Institutions Of lsAraiag in tbs State,
giving preferences - Ina State Uaivar-
vsEsIsy, ths state Agricultural CbIlsge,
and she medical college al ksekak.
SEQ. 8. For shs purpose Of carrying /!
sut shs provisions Of shis Act, flse ssla |
Of ak thousand ave hundred dollars 10
hereby aanaally appropriated fer ths
ssrn Of Swo yaags, oat Of zach moneys 10
shs treasury as are net otherwise appro-
prlasad. 1ais funa shal be slrawn from
time 70 time Tor The purposes ok sha sar. /
vey Oh acquisitions sigRed BY the Ssata /
daolsgasss asa approved By khs esasas |
board. Tas saIary OF the sIaia gseIegsst /
shail be swe shauaand dsaaaFa Aana AIly, |
and the salary Of bis assistant shuII DO /
axsd BY shs Stats 0esIsgss., Id sash /
aasounts nos exaoeling Hstssn haudred |
dollars anoaaIly, aad fer sneh gsrieda /
= b. msy dssIn proper; has wkich shalt
ses sxcsed me sssA og Eis 0sa apponas
aasaa. Tha rass OF pay Of all other per
sona smpiaysa BY tbs ssass gssla kiss, /
shall b AIRED BIZ BAN but saalI COS ~
ssed Ehs usaaI pfsss paid Ter lAa sssd * +
Iabar psTanFmed, aoF Ia aay eaas sasgl -