3C MICHIGAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCE. 



who conducted the archiT^ological exploration for the Kew York State 

 University and the Ohio Historical Society. 



At the Avinter meeting of the Anthropologists of the American As- 

 sociation for the Advancement of Science at Johns Hopkins University, 

 December I'S, 11)00, a committee was appointed to transmit a suitable 

 memorial to the people of Michigan in expression of its approval of the 

 establishment of the survey and tendering its co-operation.^ 



The following memorial Avas prepared and transmitted: 



To the Senate and House of RepreseutatiA-es of the General Assembly, 

 of the State of Michigan: 



Resoh-ed: By Section H of the American Association for the Advance- 

 ment of Science, at its meeting held at Baltimore, December 28-9, 1900. 

 That the proposed archa'ological survcA' of the State of Michigan is 

 highly desirable; that we approve the same, and hope it will soon be 

 pushed to completion. We recommend that the work be placed in charge 

 of an experienced arclueologist. with an advisory board of archaeologists 

 the members of which shall serve without pay, the results of which 

 inquisition to be preserved by publication. 



THOMAS WILSON, Chairman. 

 Curator of Anthropology, Smithsonian Institution, Washington. 



GEO. A. DOESEY, 

 Curator of Anthropology, Field Columbian Museum, Chicago. 



FRANK RUSSELL, 

 Instructor in Anthropology, Harvard UniversitA', Cambridge. 



Members of Committee. 



The bill Avhich was presented early this year read as follows: 



A bill establishing a Survey of the Antifjuities of Michigan and making 

 appropriations by fiscal years therefor. 



The Teople of the State of Michigan enact: 



Section 1. That a survey of the antiquities of Michigan be and the 

 same is hereby established. 



Sec. 2. That the survey shall be in charge of a commission compris- 

 ing the Governor of the State ex-oflficio, the President of the University 

 of Michigan, the J*rcsi<lcnt of the Miclilfjan Academy of. Science, the Pres-' 

 ident of the I'ioneer and Historical Society, and the President of the 

 Detroit Arclueological Society, this commission to serve without com- 

 pensation, but to be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses. 



The commission shall have the power to employ an archceologist and 

 one or more assistants and to make such incidental expenditures as 

 the nature of the Avork may requii-e. The accounts for salaries and 

 other expenses pi'ovided herein shall be paid upon the warrant of the 

 Auditor General monthly upon the approval of the Governor. At the 



'Science p. 140—1001 and American Anthropologist, A'ol. 2, No. 4, p. 768. 



