The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1872-03-14


" printed thereon the following .words,
Amendment to section three, Of article
ton, OF the constitution No.
Sso. 4 This act shall take effect and
be in force from aud after its pas sage.
Approved, March lot, ls7a.
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An Act to provide for Geological aud
Natural History Survey Of the State and
entrust tho same to the University Of
MINNESOTA. : .=-s -.-.ss1-..z. -.
Be it enacted BY the Legislature Of the
State Of kinnnesota. -. l
SsofroN /. II shall be the duty OF tie
Board OF Regents Of the University Of Min.
nesota to cause to, be begun - soon % may
DO practicable, and to carry ON . thorough
geological and natural history survey Of the
State. T., -, 80. $50. s,--2
s1o. Z. Tho geological survey shall DO
count ofthe mineral kingdom - represent
cd In tho State, including the number,
order, dip, and magnitude Of the several
geological strata, their richness in ores,
corals, clays, pea,s, salines and mineral va
tors. msrls. csments, building stones and
other useful materials, the value of said sub.
distances for economical purposes and their
accessibility also M accurate chemical
analysis Of the various rocks. soils. ores,
clay, peats. marls and other mineral sub.
stances, Of which complete and exact 70
cords shall be made.
SEQ. 8. Tho natural history survey shall
include, hrst, an examination of the vege
table production of the State, embracing
all trees, shrubs, herbs and grasses native
or naturalized. in the State second, com.
plete and scientific account of the animal
kingdom a. properly represented in the
State, including all mammalia FISHES, rep.
tiles, birds aad insects.
SEQ. 4. The said surveys and examina-
tons shall be made in the mannsr and order
following First, the geological survey
proper, together with the necessary and
implied meteorological Investigations, all OF
which shall be undertaken 80 soon a. may
DO practicable, aud be carried forward with
such expedition as may be Consistent with
economy aud thoroughness second. the
botanical examinations third, the zoolgical
Investigations, provided, however, that
whenever the said board of regents may
find it most economical to prosecute diff.
fereut portions Of the surveys in conjunc
ton, or that the public interest demands it,
they may, in their discretion, depart from
the above prescribed order. Aud in the
employment of assistantslin the said surveys
the said board of regents shall at all times
give the preference TO the students and
graduates Of the University of Minnesota,
provided the same be well qualified for the
duties. 49, So, =" =
SEC, 3. The said board of regents shall
also cause to be cole cted;and tabulated such
meteorological statistics AZ may be needed
to account for the varieties Of climate in the
different parts of the State f; also to cause
70 be ascertained by barometrical obssrva-
ton or other appropriate means the rela-
ton, elevations and depressions of the diff
ferent parts of the State and also on or be-
fore the:.completion Of the said surveys,
to cause to be compiled from such actual
sary, an accurate map Of the State, which
NAP when approved by the Governor shall
DO he official map of the State.
SEu. y. It shall be the duty Of the said
board of regents to cause proper specimens,
skillfully prepared, secured and labelled
Of all rocks, soils, ores, Goals fossils, Gem
ents building stones, plants woods, skins aud
skeletons Of animals. birds, insects and ash
o. and other mineral vegetable AND animal
substanessand organism discovered or sx-
amined in the course Of SAID surveys, to be
preserved for public inspectiontree Of cost.
in the University Of Minnesota, in rooms
convenient of access aud properly warmed,
lighted, ventilated aud furnished, and in
charge Of o proper scientific curator and
they shall also, whenever the same may be
practicable, cause duplicates in reasonable
numbers and quantities u the above named
specimens, TO be coliectes4 aud preserved
tor the purpose of exchanges with other
state universities and scientific institute
of which latter the Smithsonian Institute At
Washington shall have the preference
SEQ. Z. The said board of regents shall
cause geological map Of the Statete b.
Dais. 80 soon rs may be prscticabls, up
on which, by colors aud other appropriate
means and devices, the various geological
formations shall be represented. ~ .
. sEc..s. II shall be the duty Of the said
board ot,re2ents, through their president
to make, on or before the second Tuesday
in Deoenaber in each and every year, = re-
port showing the progress of the said sur
veys, accompanied BY such maps, drawing
and Specifications a. may DO necessary aud
proper to exemplify the same to the Cover.
nor, who shall lay tho same before the leg.
islature and the said board ofsrsgents up.
on the completion Of any separate portion
Of the said surveys, 70 cause to be prepared
memoir or dual report, which shall om!
body in convenient manner oil useful and
Important inforuation accumulated in the
course Of the investigation Of the particu.
lar department or peftion, which report or
memoir shall likewise b communicated
through the Governor 70 the legislature. :
q SEQ. 3. To carry out tho provisions OF
this act the sum Of one thousand dollars
per annum 10 hereby appropriated, to be
drawn and expended by the said board OF
regents of the University Of Minnesota.
% $40 To- This act shall take effect snd
be in force from and after it, approval.
q. Approved March 1, 1879. va - =. 49, y
An act 70 establish reciprocal general In
surAhc6 Law for the State Of Minnesota,
and to revise and amend the law of said
State. relating to home and foreign In !
q suranceH Companies. sEEza@ 81 Il ~
Be il enacted BY the Legislature Of the
~, .frs1 State Of Minnesota. +. -. .,,5,.,r
r@ TITLE I. =. s5S ss5Ht ~ ~
ar General provisio 10. 49, ~ =.
. q sEor1oH !. The object of this act 10 TO
revise, simplify, and arneud the laws of
this State in relation TO insurance, With the
regard to the Legislation Of other States, 90
. 70 secure mutual harmony in the pro :
motion Of the public interest, 70 de6ne the
relation Of the State to companies and in;
dividuah, 70 insure the stability Of com.
panlss, 70 protect the interests Of the %.