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to map out the State iuto three geological sections, us nearly equal in area as 

 possible, to be known as north Georgia, middle Georgia, and south Georgia geo- 

 logical sections. So soon as a general outline of geological survey of the entire 

 State shall have been made the State geologist shall enter upon one of these 

 sections, and assign one to each of his assistants; and, under the control of thv 

 first named, the corps shall proceed to make a careful and complete geological, 

 mineralogical, and physical survey of the State; to enter upon records, to be 

 kept for that purpose in his office, an accurate statement of the locality and 

 extent of all water powers, woods, roads, springs, and watercourses, and thf 

 climate and general physical condition of the country ; to collect, analyze, and 

 classify specimens of minerals, plants, and soils, and enter the same on record ; 

 10 cause to be preserve<l in a museum specimens illustrating the geology, min- 

 eralogy, soils, plants, valuable woods, and v/hatever else may be discovered in 

 (ieorgia of scientific or economic value. For the purpose of making the analysis 

 liere contemplated the State geologist shall have access to the chemical labora- 

 tory of the State University. The State geologist shall liave the supervision of 

 the entire work and shall be responsible for the ;!ccnrnoy and thoroughness of 

 the same. 



Skc. I\'. lie it oiactcd, That tiie board of advisemejit shall have the super- 

 vision of the money expenditures in the prosecution of the work contemplated 

 by this act. The State geologist shall make to the governor monthly statements, 

 under oath, of all incidental expenses necessarily expended by himself and his 

 assistants in and about the discharge of their labors. The governor shall lay this 

 statement before the board, who shall allow or re.iect the account, as in theii- 

 .iudgraent may be right. When an account is allowed the governor shall draw 

 his warrant for the amount thereof upon the fund appropriated by the pro 

 visit»ns Oi this act. The governor, with the advice and consent of the board, nia\ 

 nt any time suspend the field operations of the geological corps until the nexi 

 meeting of the general assembly. 



Skc. V. lie it enacted. That the State geologist siiall make the governor an 

 annual report of all information developed in the progress of his work, and tlu^ 

 governor shall lay the same before the general assembly. 



Sec. VI. Be it enacted, That the salary of the State geologist shall be $2,0<KJ 

 per annum, and that of his assistants SI ,200 per annum each. 



Sec. VII. Be it enacted. That the sum of ,$10,000, or so much thereof as may 

 be necessary, is hereby appropriaterl, annually, for five years, to carry the pro- 

 visions of this act into effect. 



Sfc. VIII. Repeals conflicting laws. 



Approved February 27, 1874. 



This act was siibsecjiioiitly iuiieiuled, us noted later. 



Under the act of 1874, Dr. George Little was appointed State geolo- 

 gist at a salary of $2,0()0 a year and A. K. McCtitcheon and W. S. 

 Schley assistants at salaries of $1,200 a year each. These assistants 

 were chosen by the board of advisement. In addition, D. C. Barrow 

 was put in charge of the survey office at Atlanta, while the services 

 ' f W. J. Land as chemist and C. A. Locke as civil engineer were also 

 ■.cured. 



The field work was begun September IG, 1874-, in accordance with 

 the plan of the original enactment. The first brief report of 30 



