Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-04-23
LAWS OF WISCON SIN.
Passed at the Session OF 1878
Published March q, 1873.
CHA p,TER

published March q, 1873,
CHAPTER 800.
AN ACT to amend section one chapter one hundred
ana sxtytour general laws of lS72, entitled act
to amend section of chapter sevcnty y-fve gener
si1tyeight, chapter ten, of the revised statutes,
TITLED the St ate superin tndent and to add new
section to said chapter seventyhye OF the general
| laws of 1855.
The people of the state Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, enact as follows:
Section l.. Section one of chapter one hundred and
sxyfour of the general laws of 1872 is hereby amend
sfaeor sbs be laid before e
state superintendent that in consequence of mis-
take nv town clerk other officer, money not
apporioned for and received by any school district
from the income of the school fund, to which said
tanned five months school during the last pre-
cedng school year. the state superintendent is here
trict from said fund the amount of money which
it shall be found entitled provided that such ap
and evidence in regard thereto shall be laid before
the state superintendent within two years from the
: sec Thls act shall take et1ect ana be n force
to cover mistakes made as recited in the previous
''i Approved We m March ii 19, ii 1873 gnu lo'-
Published March 81, 1871
CHAPTER 299
AN ACT to provide for complete geological survey
of Wisconsin, and to repeal chapter one hundred
n act to provide for the survey tn lead district
making maps and collecting statistics from the
the general laws of 1872, amendatory thereof
The people of the state of Wisconsin represented in
senate and assembly, do enact as follows;
Section l. The governor is hereby required to ap-
point by hith the advice and consent of the
ate, chief geoogist. who shall he person of known
edge of the science of geology and nneralogy, and,
eR ore SI sao OF m oe @
exceeding in nuslber four, one of whom shall be
geoloest and his assistants to constitute geological
corps, whose duty it shall be to make thorough
complete geological, meteorological and Agricultural
survey of the state and Typographical surveys of such
portions as may be deemed by the corps to need
them for the thorough completion of the work: pro-
vided, that the appointment of chief geologist be
made during the recess Of the senate such appoint
Sec. 2. The survey shall have for its Objects
lst An examination of the geological structure of
der and relative position of the various strata their
ters, fertilizers building stones and other useful
materials, the value of such materials for economic
ufacture'
I'd. Accurate chemical analysis and assays of the
various ores clays peats, mars, building stonesetc.,
Sd. A careful Typographical survey of the lead re-
gion for the purpose of ascertanng, far
ble the amount of denudaion and the exact position
of the mining ground at each LOCALITY; also such 9th
Typographical surveys shall be deemed necessa-
ry by the CORPS also careful barometrica obsorva-
tons the relative elevation and depression of
4th. examination of soils and subsoils, and OBJ
ons of the state, with reference to its agricultural
Sec 8 II shall be the duty of the said geological
corps in the progress of the examinations hereby d
rected to collect such specimens OF rocks, fos
ss, minerals, etc, may be exemplify
the geology of the state; of these specimens
shall be deposited with the Wisconsin Academy of
Sciences Arts and Letters, and the State University
and with each of the incorporated colleges of the
ftate, and with each of the normal schools provided
application be made to the Chief geologst before the
commencement of field work.
Sec 4. 1t shall be the Guty of the chief geologst
and his assistants. before the first Monday in
January of each year during the continuation of the
survey to make TO the governor report of :he pro-
and result of the survey, accompanied by such
maps, profiles and drawings may be necessary to
exemplify the same, which reports the governor
shall lay before the legislature.
Sec. 5. As the progress of the survey shall
permit, the chief geologist shall begin and com
pletion of the survey shall complete final report,
including the results OF the entire survey, accompa
MED by such drawings and Typographical maps as
may be necessary to illustrate the same and By SIM
gle geological map, showing by colors and other
tiles of the beds of mineral deposits and the
ter and extert of the different formations
act, the of thirteen Thousand dollars for each
year until the completion Oh sad survey is hereby
appropriated, to be drawn from TREASURY
rants OF the governor needed which shall be in
full for all expenditures except printing reports
The salary of the chief g5ologist mot exceeding
three thousand dollars and the salaries of the as
shall be for services actually performed, and time
actually spent in the work. The balance of the sum
hereinbefore appropriated shall be used in such man
as shall best promote the purposes of this act
June next al thereafter practicable be-
ginning with the counties of Ashland and Douglas,
and the entire survey shall be completed within four
years from and after its commencement
Sec. 8. Chapter hundred and thirty-seVen of
the general laws of 1870 entitled act for
the the lead district, making col
chapter hundred and thiriy-six of the general
laws of 1872 auendatory thereof are hereby repealed
from and afterits passage. 'H
Approved March l9, 1878