72 BULLETIIT 109, UNITED STATES NATIONAL. MUSEUM. 



1883. Thirty-third General Assembly appropriation: Salary, cura- 

 tor, a year, $2,000; salary, assistant, a year, $600; salary, 

 janitor, a year, $G00; contingent fund, a year, $300; mu- 

 seum cases, $1,000 $8,000.00 



1885. Thirty-fourth General Assembly appropriation: Preparing vol. 

 8 for publication, $5,000; salary, curator, a year, $2,000; 

 salary, assistant, a year, $600; salary, janitor, a year, $900; 

 contingent fund, a year, $300; for increasing zoological and 

 arch.neological collections, $3,000 a year 18, 600. 00 



1887. Thirty-fifth General Assembly appropriation : Salary, curator, 

 a year, $2,000; salary, assistant, a year, $800; salary, jani- 

 tor, a year, $900; contingent fund, a year, $300 8,000.00 



1889. Thirty-sixth (Jeneral Assembly appropriation: Salary, curator, 

 a year, $2,000; salary, assistant, a year, $1,000; salary, jani- 

 tor, a year, $900 ; contingent fund, a year, $300 8, 400. 00 



The Thirty-sixth General Assembly passed act separating the his- 

 torical library and State museum. 



1891. Thirty-seventh General Assembly appropi'iation : Salary, cura- 

 tor, a year, $2,500; salary, assistant, a year, $1,000; salary, 

 janitor, a year, .$900 ; contingent fund, a year. $500 9, 800. 00 



1893. Thirty-eighth General Assembly appropriation: Salary, cura- 

 tor, a year, $2,.500; salary, assistant, a year, $1,000; salary, 

 janitor, a year, $720; contingent fund, a year, $500 9,440.00 



1895. Thirty-ninth General Assembly appropriation : Same amounts- 9, 440. 00 



1897. Fortieth General Assembly appropriation : Same amounts 9, 440. 00 



1899. Forty-first General Assembly appropriation: Same amounts 9,440.00 



Total $303, 521. 18 



In this total are not included the cost of office supplies, such as ink, 

 pens, papers, envelopes, etc., furnished direct by the secretary of state. 



INDIANA.' 



FIRST SURVEY UNDER DAVID DALE OWEN, 1837-1838. 



The first geological survey of Indiana, under State auspices, was 

 made under the authorization of the following: 



Act to provide for a geological survey of the State of Indiana. 



Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, 

 That the governor be, and he is hereby, authorized and required annually here- 

 after to appoint and commission a person of talents, integrity, and suitable 

 scientific acquirements, as geologist for the State of Indiana, who shall receive 

 in consideration of the faithful performance of his duties an annual salary not 

 exceeding $1,500, and necessary expenses not exceeding $250, to be paid as the 

 salaries of other civil oflBcers of State are or may be directed to be paid. 



Sec. 2. That it shall be the duty of the geologist to be appointed as aforesaid 

 to make a complete and minute geological survey of the whole State, commenc- 

 ing with those portions in the vicinity of the contemplated public works (always 

 having reference to the directions hereinafter provided), and thence through the 

 other portions of the State, with as much expedition and accuracy as may be 



* Compiled In part from manuscripts by Dr. Ryland T. Brown and Prof. Richard Owen. 



