Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1869-04-22
The Law for a Geological Survey
OF Ohio. tl.

The Law for Geological Survey
OF Ohio.
The following is the bill provid-
ing for a geological survey of
Ohio by counties, which passed
both Houses of the Ohio Legisla-
ture recently and is now law.
The bill was introduced in the
House by Mr.. Lee, talented young
man of Delaware, who is entitled to
much credit for the warm interest
he took in its passage.
AN ACT providing for Geological
Survey of Ohio.
SECTION l. Be 1T enacted 6y the
General Assembly Of the State of
Ohio, That the Governor is hereby
required to appoint, by and with
the advice and consent of the Sen
ate, chief geologist, who shall be
a person of known integrity and
competent practical and scientific
knowledge Of the science of geolo
gy and mineralogy, and upon con-
sultatio1i with said chief geologist
and the like concurrence of the
Senate, the Governor shall appoint
one. Or more suitable assistants,
not exceeding three in number, one
of whom shall be a skillful analyt-
ical and agricultural chemist, the
said chief geologist and assistants
to constitute a geological corps,
whose duty it shall be to make a
complete and thorough geological,
agricultural and meteorological sur
vey of each and every country in the
State.
| SECTION 2. The said survey shall
have for its objects.
1st. An examination of the geo
logical structure of the State, in
Guiding the dip, magnitude, number,
order and relative position Of the
several strata, their richness in
Goals, clays, ores, mineral waters
and manures, building stone and
other useful materials, the value of
such materials for economical pur-
poses, and their accessibility for
mining or manufacture.
I'd. An accurate chemical anal
ysis and classification of the vari-
Gus soils Of the State, with the
view of discovering the best means
of preserving and improving their
fertility, and of pointing out the
most beneficial and profitable
modes of cultivation. Also care
full analysis of the different ores,
rocks, peats, marls, clays, and all
mineral waters within the State.
! Sd. To ascertain by meteorolog-
ical observations the local causes
which produce variations of climate
in the different sections of the
State. Also to determine by strict
barometrical observations the rela-
tive elevation and depression of the
different parts of the State.
| SEC. 3. 1t shall be the duty of
the said chief geologist in the
progress of the examinations here
directed, to collect such specimens
of rocks, ores, soils, fossils, organic
remains and mineral compounds as
will exemplify the geology, mineral
ogy, and agronomy of the State,
and shall deposit said specimens,
accurately labeled and classified, in
room provided by the State Board
of Agriculture, to be carefully pre-
served under the supervision OF
said board.
/ Sec. 4. It shall be the duty OF
the chief geologist, on or before the
first Monday in January of each
year, during the time occupied in
said survey, to make report to the
Governor of the results and pro-
gress of the survey, accompanied by
such maps. profiles and drawings as
may be necessary to exemplify the
same, which reports the Governor
shall lay before the General AS
sembly.
SEC. 5. When the said survey
shall be fully completed, the chief
geologist shall make to the Govern
or final report, including the re-
suits of the entire survey, accom-
panied by such drawings and topo-
graphical maps as may be necessary
to illustrate the same, and by a
single geological map showing by
colors and other appropriate means
the stratifcation Of the rocks, the
: character of the soil, the localities
of the beds of mineral deposits
and the character and extent of the
different geological formations.
Sec. 6. The. annual appropria
tions which may be made by the
General Assembly for carrying out
the provisions of this act, shall be
expended under the direction of the
Governor upon the certificate of the
chief geologist, approved by the
Governor, and the warrant of the
Auditor Of State, as follows:
For salary of chief geologist
three thousand dollars.
For salaries of assistants, moi
; more than eighteen hundred dollars
each.
For chemicals, five hundred dol
lars.
For contingent expenses of the
survey, including actual travelling
expenses of the geological corps
and hire of local assistants, five
thousand dollars.
Sec. 7. No money shall be pai6
for the purpose of said survey unit
the chief geologist and his assistants
shall have entered upon the dis
/, charge of their duties as prescribed
, by this act.
5 SEC. 8. The survey shall be
4 commenced by the first of June
e next or as soon theraaftar 10 ,oroo