, 1890-02-20
FOR A MINING BUREAU
Measures Of Importance to
This Section
AND OF INTEREST TO SPOKANE
Full Toxt of the Bills Introduced
in the Senate and
House.

Following are the provisions Of
senate bill No, ii6, to create a min
ing bureau ant. : define iIs powers
aud duties;
| Be II enacted by the Legislature Of the
State OF Washington:
Section l-For the purpose OF encour-
aging and developing the production
anil reduction OF ores, IN which pursuits
all are interested and from which all lie
rive benefit, aud reliable information
concerning mines aud mining being on
ly accessible through the ministerial
powers of the state,
Therefore, a mining bureau Is hereby
created, to consist of the governor, lien-
tenant governor and treasurer as ex-oti-
CiO members.
Section 2-It shall be the duty OF tho
mining bureau to collect reliable stntisti-
cal Information concerning the produe-
| tlOn and reduction of all precious AMI
Useful minerals OF this state, and exam
inc the different processes for the treat
incnt of ores used by this state to in
quire into the merits of other processes
alleged or demonstrated by practical eS-
,pericncc elsewhere to be the most sue
tcssiu 10 inquire into the relative mer-
its of the various Inventions, machines
and mechanical contr.vnnccs, now In
duced for mining and mctalhrglcal pur-
poses to keep On HE in their cfiice re-
ports and papers, which may bu pub
iisted from time 20 time, and all CORE
slOuuenue on the subject of mines ana
milling aud reducing ores, with tile WON
of cliciting ana collecting such inlorma-
ton for the public use. They shall ad-
dress circulars 10 corporations
a,i,,, ana indivin"1ls .UG .S,1i engaged CORN IN
spopI with the school oil miucs in Ole
states IN reference to the mining and
metallnrgical interests; they snail make
u qua.t;riy report to the governor for
trdnsnnssi0n 10 tho legislature Of tile
operations of tue bureau on or before the
10Th day of January In each year for the
year ending on the 3lst day OF Decent
Der Of the preceding year, which report
shall contain All statements oi accounts,
money received and expended, statistics
and Other Information which may tend
to promote the development of the min
cral resources OF tue state, and such
other It pOrts from time ,tostinie, as they
may uevn necessary; they shall ex-
anime, audit ana Hliuw all bills which
relate TO expense Of money received by
or Appropriated for this purpose, they
shah operate with the bureau OF LABOR;
they shuil be allowed TO employ such
/ CltflcsN as latdllce rs my DC Hccc.1aIy
to carry out the full intent of this act.
Sec. 8fhe mining bureau shall have
n seal bearing the words mining Bu-
rcau of the state of Washington" which
shall be Kept for them expressly Tor the
use OF their office.
See. i-'lhey shall have supervisory
charge OF the mctallurgcIl cabinet of
exhibits of the state, which may now or
or hereafter be acquired, and shall pro
vide "a room properly arranged for the
sale keeping and preservation OF same
until "a permanent room is provided by
law.
Sec. 5--The ex.ofiicio members OF the
mining bureau shall receive no add
tional compensation Tor their services as
such ex -otiicio members, but may be
paid their actual travelling expenses,
while ON business oi, and AS may be di-
recied By the said mining bureau
Sec. Gas immediate attention should
he given to the development Of this most
important industry this act shall take
etc & and be in force from and after its
approval by the governor.