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pages, giving the results of the work up to December 31, 1874, shows 

 that the chief efforts were directed toward economic results. 



In this report Doctor Little called attention to the fact that, in 

 order to satisfactorily meet the demands of tlie citizens of the State, 

 the corps of the survey should be increased. The following amend- 

 ment to the law was therefore passed and approved on February 

 27,1875: 



An act to amend An act to create the office of State geologist, aud to provide for a geo- 

 logical, mineralogical, and physical survey for the Slate of Georgia, approved Febru- 

 ary 27, 1874, and further to define the duties of the State geologist aud his assistants, 

 and for other purposes therein mentioned. 



Section I. Be it enacted hy the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, 

 That from aud after the passage of this act, and as soou as the State geologist 

 sliall have performed the duties required in the tliird section of the act entitled 

 "An act to create the office of State geologist, and to provide for a geological, 

 mineralogical, and physical survey of the State "of Georgia, and for other pur- 

 poses," approved February 27, 1874, and that it shall be the duty of the State 

 geologist and of his assistants therein named to commence the prosecution of 

 tiieir duties on the eastern or western boundary of the State, taking in each of 

 the sections to be known as north, middle, and south Georgia, the most easterly 

 or westerly tier of the counties in these respective sections, and to examine, 

 survey, and report upon the same, in accordance with the requirements of the 

 provisions of said act ; and afterwards to take the next most easterly or 

 westerly tier of counties running from north to south, and so on, until all the 

 counties in each one of the three sections in this State shall have been fully 

 surveyed, examined, and reported upon, as is provided for in said act creating 

 the office of State geologist. 



Sec. II. The general assembly do enact, That section 3 of said original act 

 be, and the same is hereby, amended by striking out first clause of said section 

 and inserting in lieu thereof, " that the State geologist shall have three assist- 

 ants, to be appointed or removed by the board of advisement on his recommenda- 

 tion " ; and that said section be further amended by striking from the tenth 

 line the words, "enter upon one of these sections," and so that said .section, 

 Avhen amended, shall permit said State geologist to assign one assistant to each 

 geological section of the State, he having general supervision of the whole work. 



Sec. III. The general assembly do enact, That section 6 of the original act, 

 approved February 27, 1874, be, and the same is hereby, repealed.* 



Sec. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. 



Approved February 27, 1875. 



Under this amendment the following organization was effected: 



Northern division : A. 11. McCutcheon, LaFayette, Walker County, 

 geologist; M. T. Singleton, Kingston, Bartow County, engineer. 



Middle division: D. C. Barrow, jr., Woodville, Oglethorpe County, 

 geologist; C. A. Locke, Decatur, DeKalb County, engineer. 



Southern division: R. H. Loughridge, Atlanta, Fulton County, 

 geologist ; C. C. Terry, Columbus, ISIuscogee County, engineer ; W. S. 

 Schley, of Savannah, Cliatham County, in charge of office; W. J. 

 Land, of Atlanta, Fulton County, chemist; and Prof. F. H. Bradley, 



* The section (VI) of the original act prt^scribcd the pay of the geologist and assistants. 



