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4. It slii'.ll be the duty of s.iid geologist to procure and preserve a full 

 and entire suite of the different specimens found in tlie State, and cause them 

 to be delivered to the secretary of state, who shall cause them to be properly 

 ananged in a cabinet, and deposited in some apartment in or convenient to the 

 capitol. Said suite shall be sufficiently large to furnish specimens to all insti- 

 tutions of learning within the State which are empowei'ed to confer degrees in 

 the arls or sciences, to the State normal schools, to the industrial university at 

 Champaign, and to all chartered institutions of science located in this State 

 which publish their proceedings and which keej) up a regular system of ex- 

 changes with other like institutions. 



Approved, April 29, 1S73. 



It is evident from the Avortling of tlic original act of efttublislinient 

 that the formation of a librarj'^ was not contemplated, though in the 

 third clause of the act of April 3, 1872, reference is made to copies 

 of the reports " to be used as exchanges." Presinnably a considerable 

 amount of material must have accumulated, the growing importance 

 of which, together with the importance of the geological collections, 

 caused the passage of the following i\\\\ and explicit act, which re- 

 sulted in the establishment of the existing State historical and natu- 

 ral history museum : 



An act to establish a State hiKtorioal and natnvnl Iiistor.v muscinu ; lo piovide for its care 

 and maintenance, and to appropriate money therefor. Approxed May 25, 1877. In 

 force July 1, 1877. 



Whereas it is important and desirable that all books, manuscripts, and other 

 matters illustrative of the early history of this State shall be preserved in some 

 permanent form; and 



Whereas the collection of geological specimens accumulated in the progress 

 of the geological survey of this State, are lying in a disorganized mass in the 

 basement of the capitol ; and 



Whereas the large and valuable collection of specimens of zoology and botany 

 in the museum of natural history at Normal are now in a building not fire- 

 proof, and therefore in danger of destruction by fire: therefore — 



10. Eatahll-slied. — 1. }3e it enactGd hy the people of the State of IJlinoin, rep- 

 resented in tlie general asHemhly, That there is hereby established at the capi- 

 tol of the State a State historical library and cabinet of natural history, to be 

 known as " The Illinois State Historical Library and Natural History Museum." 



11. Rooms in stafeliouse. — 2. The rooms in the west wing of the statehouse, 

 known as the miscellaneous library rooms, are hereby set apart for the said 

 library and museum established by this act. 



12. Management — Trustees. — 3. The Illinois State Historical Library and 

 Natural History Museum shall be under the management of three trustees, con- 

 sisting of the governor, secretary of state, and superintendent of public instruc- 

 tion, who shall have power to make all such rules and regulations, not incon- 

 sistent with law, as may be necessary for its management. 



13. Curator. — 4. It shall he the duty of said trustees to appoint a curator, 

 who shall be a person of competent scientific attainments, and who shall pos- 

 Ress a practical knowledge of the science of geology. 



14. Curator to he the librarian. — .'"). The curator shall act as librarian and 

 shall have the custody, superintendence, and charge of all articles directed to 



