Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-25

AIN All ~ AMEND EN AIN
SECTIONS OF THE PUBLIC
STATUTES RELATING TO THE
STATE GEOLOGIST AND CURA-
TOR OF THE STATE CABINET.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section I. Section 800 of the Public
Statutes as amended by section IS of
No. of the acts of 1915 (Sec- 400 of
the General Laws, as proposed) is here
by amended so as to read as follows:
Sec. 800. (Sec. 400 G. L. The sum
of two thousand five hundred dollars,
or such part thereof as may be neces-
sary, is hereby annually appropriated to
be expended by the state geologist in
the examination of mines, quarries and
rock formations of the state and not
more than FIVE hundred dollars of such
appropriation may be expended by the
curator of the state cabinet for ncces-
sary expenses in procuring new speci-
mems and taking care of the collection
in the cabinet. Said geologist shall give
such aid and advice as may be possible,
as to the development and the working
of mineral deposits, and beds of rock
suitable for building or for road max
ing. Said geologist shall, in each even
year, prepare and publish report of the
mineral industries of the state. The
auditor of accounts shall draw orders,
from time to time, in favor of the ,cura-
tor of the state cabinet, for such portion
of the aforesaid five hundred dollars as
the curator needs, and accounts of all
expenditures under this section shall be
kept, and shall be audited by the audi
tor of accounts.
Sec. 2. Section 3II of the Public
Statutes (Sec. 4o2 of the General Laws,
as proposed) is hereby amended so as
to read as follows:
Sec. 81. (Sec. 400 G. ~ The cura-
tor of the state cabinet and the president
of the Vermont historical society shall
employ at the expense of the state, a
custodian of the state cabinet and COL
lection of the Vermont historical society
The state cabinet and the collection of
the Vermont historical society shall be
under the charge of such custodian.
Said curator and president shall. sub
ject to the approval of the board of
control, fix the salary of said custodian
but such salary shall not exceed seven
hundred dollars for any one year. The
expenses incurred under this section shall
be paid out of the appropriation pro-
vided by section three hundred nine of
the Public Statutes (Sec. 400 of the
General Laws, as proposed) but such
expenses shall not be deducted from the
five hundred dollars mentioned in such
section.
Sec. 3. Section 6Iso of the Public
Statutes (Sec 7Ie4 of the General Laws,
as proposed) is hereby amended so as
to read as follows.
Sec. 6I5o. (Sec 7124 C. L. The
state geologist shall receive five dollars
per day for services rendered as such
geologist and as curator of the state
cabinet, and he shall also be paid his
necessary expenses when away from
home on official business. Such per
diem and expenses shall be deducted
from the amount of the appropriation
provided in section three hundred nine
(Sec. 400 of the General Laws, as pro-
posed).
Sec. r. Sections 3Ia and 6I6o of the
Public Statutes (Secs. 4o3 and zias of
the General Laws, as proposed) are
hereby repealed.
Sec. S. This act shall take effect
July I, 1917.
Approved April 2. 1917.