The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-12-16
4 DEPARTMENT Of MINES
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seal az government an Executive De.
partmsnt TO he known ~ the Depart.
ment % MiRes aud Mining, and
Secretary Of Mines and MinlnG at the
bead thereof, uho shalt be appointed /
by the President, by aud with the I'd.
vice aud consent Of the Senate, Who
shalt have . seat In the Cabinet, and I
who shall Fecsiye q salary o. eight /
thousand dollars peF nnnumi and sec.
tIon QUO hundred and hity eight Of
the Revised Statutes 10 heEbey amend
"a 20 inclnde such Department, aud
tee provisions o. title four oi the he
ylssd Statutes. including aii amend
menta thereto, aud hereby made ap.
pllcabIe 70 tbs said depaTtmsnt.
See. ?. That there shall be Ia
said Department an Assistant Score
taFy Of Mipss and MininR, 20 BE- ~.
pointed - the President, ~ Aad
with the consent Of the senate, who
shail Feosiye aslaTy u four thons'
and dollars per anuum. BE shall
perform such duties as shall he pre-
soFibsd By The Secretary and required
~ Law. There shall alec he appoint
"a b. aid Secretary one chisf clerk.
whO shalt receive q salary al one
thousand eight bundled dollars per
annum. and such other clerical Assis
tabcs a. may from tins 90 time b.
nuthoElEsd By Congress.
ssc. 8. That chs said department.
u Mines and Mining shall have sen.
srai Jurisdiction oves ali matters per
tAlning 70 miBss sud minipg Undue
tries and thv Geological soFvsy and
ever ell che matters committed 20
mny Of the bureaus, ufticsa. dspart.
ments, or branches u the public ssE.
vice by this Act transferred FROM
other Exscntirs Departments Of the
0overumsnt 70 the said Department
q Minea and Mining - fully as The
sas=s l. nov possessed ~ any d The
sasd hnieans, ofBcea. departments. o.
branches % The pahiie service from
wheaea ths same - - transferred
and that the official Ueords and pap
ass noH on Ole IN sud relating to The
baisnets 81 anY such bureau, once,
department or bganeh 81 The pnbliC
ssrvlos N this Act Transferred 70 she
department Of Mines and MiuinR. TO.
RatheF uith the furniture nos IN uss
ia sneh bureau. ofglce. department,
OF branch Of toe public service, shall
ba, aud u hereby. Transferred 20 tbs
Department Of Mines aud Mining.
Sec. &. That there shAll BE- in Tbs
Department Of Mas sud Aining :
buFeaa whlch shall. under tbs dirsc.
ton Of che Secretary thereof, gather,
compile. aud publish information ID
respect 10 the aame, and u shall b
the duty Of aid bureau 20 acquire
and disseminate practical and aseful
information concerning the mines,
minsral resources aud mining indus
trles 81 the united States; that th'
ogllOs Of the Director Of the 0eoloRi
cal Survey and the Geological Survei
Service, and all that relates 60 ans
pertains 70 The same, is hereby traas
feFred from che jurisdiction 81 thi
Interior Department 70 the iurdiaic
tlon and supervision % the Depart
msnt u Macs and Mining, 10 re
main bsncsgorth under the iurisdiC
tlon Of The latter; and the Director Q
the Geological Survey is hereby mad
the director Of said bureau.
Sec. s. That the Secretary o
Aines aud Mining shall annuall,
make 4 report 10 writing TO Congress
uhlch shall contain an account OF nj
moneys received aud expended by bin
Ia promoting and facilitating the de
vslopmeut Of American mines, min
eraI resagrces. and mining Industries
and such recommendations az b
shall deem necessary 20 The turtle
development Of the same. He shall
also make special Investigations an
reporsa on particular SUBJECTS when
ever required TO do 50 either by th
President, the Senate, or the Hous
Of Representatives.
See. 9. That che Secretary q
Mines and Mining shall have eharE
10 she bulldlnes and premises oc
cnpied by or appropriated TO the d.
partment Of Mines and MluinR, {
the library, furniture, Hxtures, re-
ords, and other property pertainin
10 Il, or hereafter acquired for use
lts business; aud be ahall bo above
10 expend for periodicals and a
purposes Of the library, and for q
rental OF appropriate quarters for "a
accommodation Of the Department !