Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-05-09
Approved March I, 1872


Approved March /, 1872
An Act to provide for Geological aud Natu-
raj History Survey Of the State and cntrust
tho Same to the University of Mime
sofa.
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the State ci
Min"esosu.
Section l. It shall be the duty of
the Board Of Regents of the Universe
ty Of Minnesota to cause to be begun
as soon as may be practicable, and to
carry on thorough geological and nat.
ural history survey Of the State.
Sec. 2. The geological survey shall
be carried on with a view to a complete
account Of the mineral kingdom as rep
resented in the State, including the
number, order, dip, and magnitude Of
the several geological strata, their rich
ness in ores, corals, clays, peats, salines
and mineral waters, marls, cements,
building stones AID other useful materi
ais, the value Of said substances for
economical purposes and their accessi.
bility; also an accurate chemical analy-
sis Of the various rocks, soils, ores clay,
peats, mar's and other mineral substan-
ces, Of which complete aud exact rec
ords shall be made.
Sec. 3. The natural history survey
shall include, first, an examination Of
the vegetable production Of the State,
embracing al trees, shrubs, herbs and
grasses native or naturalized in the
State second, complete and scientific
account Of the animal kingdom as prop.
erly represented in the State, including
all manalia fishes, reptiles, birds and
insects.
! Sec. 4 The said surveys and ex.
aminations shall be made in the manner
aud order following: First, the geolo'
gical survey proper, together with the
necessary and implied mineralogical in
vcstigations, all Of which shall be un'
dertakcn so soon as may be practicable
and be carried forward with such expe'
dition as may be consistent with ecoao.
my and thoroughness second, the bot
snical examinations third, the zoolog.
ical Investigations, provided. however
that whenever the said board of regents
may find it most economical to prose-
cute different portions of the surveys
in conjunction, or that the public in
terest demands it, they may. in their
discretion, depart from the above pre-
scribed order. And in the employment
Of assistants in the said surveys the
said board Of regents shall at all times
give the preference to the students and
graduates Of the University of Mime
sofa, provided the same be we'll quail
fed for the duties.
Sec. 5. The said board of regents shall
also cause to be calculated and tabulatet
such meteorological statistics as may b
needed to account for the varieties OF eli
mate in the different parts of the State
also to cause to be ascertained by bar
ometrical observation or other appro
pirate means the relation, elevations ant
deprcssions of the different parts Of the
State and also on or before the com
plction of the said surveys. to cause tt
DO compiled from such actual survey
and measurements as may be necessary
an accurate map Of the State,whic maj
when approved by the Governor shall
be tho official map Of the State.
Sec. 6. It shall be the duty Of thu
, SAID board of regents to cause proper
specimens, skilfully prepared, secured
and labelled of all rocks, soils, ores
Goals, fossils, ccmcnts, building stones
plants, woods, skins and skeletons 0
animals, birds, insects and fishes and
other mineral, vegetable and ANNA
substances and organisms discovered o.
examined in the course Of said surveys
to be preserved for public inspection
free Of cost, in tho University Of Min
+ ncsota, in rooms convenient of access
and properly warmed, lighted, ventila
ted and furnished, and in charge of I
proper scientific curator and they shall
also, whenever the same may DO practi
cable, cause duplicates in reasonable
numbers and quantities Of the above
named specimens, to be collected and
preserved for the purpose Of exchange.
with other state universities and scien
tito institutions, IF which latter the
Smithsonian Institute at Washington
}shal} have the preference: