The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-05-15
CHAPTER 81.

AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A STATE
GEOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC SUR
VIY. AND TO MAKE PROVISION
FOR THE PREPARATION AND PUB
LEGATION OF REPORTS AND MAPS
TO ILLUSTRATE THE NATURAL
RESOURCES OF THE STATE. To-
GETHER WITH THE NECESSARY
INVESTIGATIONS PREPARATORY
THERETO.
Section l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland. That there is
hereby established State Geological and
Economic Survey. which shall be under
the direction of a commission composed
president of the Johns Hopkins Univer-
sity and the president of the Maryland
Agricultural College. who shall serve
bursed for actual expenses incurred in
the performance of their official duties;
and the said commissioners shall have
genera, eharge Of the survey " IA and 5a
geologist of established reputation. and
upon his nomination such assistants and
employees as they, may deem necessary
and they shall. also determine the com
pensation Of all persons employed by the
survey and may remove them at pleasure.
Section 2. And be it enacted. That the
d An examination of the geological
forma tons of the state. with especial ref
erence to their economic products, viz.
building stones. clays. ores and other
G.l An examination and classification
of the soils and study Of their adapta-
| bility to particular crops.
g. An examination OF the physical
features of the state with reference to
| their practical bearing upon the occupa-
lions of the people.
logical and economic maps to illsutrate
| the resources Of the state.
60 The preparation of special reports.
with necessary, illustrations and maps;
detailed description of the geology and
natural resources of the state.
O. The consideration of such other
| scientific and economic questions as, in
be deemed of value to the people of the
state.
Section 3. And be it enacted, That the
| commissioners shall cause to be prepared
meeting of the same, showing the prog
ress and condition of the survey. together
| with such other informa ton as they may
deem necessary and useful, or as the legis-
| lature may require.
Section 4. And be it enacted, That the
regular and special reports Of the survey.
| with proper illust. atoms and maps, shall
be printed the commissioners may di-
rect, and that the reports shall be distrib-
| u.ed or sold by the said commissioners,
| as the interest of the state and Of science
demands, and all moneys obtained by the
sale of the reports shall be paid into the
| state treasury.
| Section s. And be it enacted, That all
| material collected, after having served
| the purposes of the survey, shall be dis
| tributed by the commissioners to the edu-
| cational institutions in such manner as
| to be of the greatest advantage to the edu-
cational interests of the state, or, if deem
/ ed advisable, the whole or a part of such
material shall be put on permanent ex-
| hibition.
| Section 6. And be 1t enacted, That the
| sum of ten thousand dollars annually, or
| SO much thereof as may be necessary, is
hereby appropriated out of any funds OF
| the treasury not otherwise appropriated
| for the purpose of carrying out the pro-
visions of this Act.
Section Z And be 1t further enacted
/ That this Act shall take effect from the
| date of it's passage.
| Approved March 18th, 1896.
| LLOYD LOWNDES, Governor.
| WILLIAM CABELL BRUCE.
| President of the Senate.
| SYDNEY E. MUDD.
| Speaker of the House of Delegates.
| We hereby certify that the aforegoins
| is a correct copy of an Act of the General
Assembly Of Maryland, passed January
Session, 1896.
J. ROGER McSHERRY,
| Secretary of the Senate.
NJ. NJ. HIGGINS,
| Chief Clerk Of the House Of Delegates