98 BULLETIN 109, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



An act providing for a geological and mineralogical suryey. 



Be it enacted hy the Lefjislature of the State of Kansas: 



Section 1. The governor is hereby authorized to appoint, with the consent of 

 the senate, a State geologist for the State of Kansas, whose terra of service 

 shall commence on the first clay of March, A, D, 1864, and end on the first day 

 of March, A. D. 1865. 



Skc. 2. The State geologist shall procure the necessary regents and all the 

 requisite apparatus for quantitative and qualitative analysis. He shall procure 

 the necessary assistance and proceed to classify the rocks and soils of each 

 county of the State, He sliall visit and analyze the salt springs already dis- 

 covered, and use due diligence in efforts to discover others. He shall investi- 

 gate coal formations and other mineral deposits by the various appliances 

 known to the departments of geology and mineralogy. He shall analyze the 

 soils in the several settled counties, report their depth, and show their adapta- 

 tion for the growing of particular grains and grasses. He shall immediately 

 report any important discoveries of valuable deposits or other matters of great 

 importance to the State. He shall, during the current year, collect and label 

 a geological cabinet, illustrating the geology of Kansas, and shall deposit the 

 same with the State librarian. 



Sec. 3. He shall, between the first day of November and the first day of Decem- 

 ber, A. D. 1SG4, make and deliver to the governor his annual report, which shall 

 contain a complete detail of his labors and discoveries during the year. 



Sec. 4. The governor is hereby authorized to direct the auditor of the State to 

 draw his orders on the State treasurer for such sums as, in his judgment, may 

 be necessary for the successful prosecution of the survey, said suras not to exceed 

 in the aggregate $3,500 during the year. These orders shall be marked " Geo- 

 logical survey": Provided, That no bills for services rendered, or expenses in- 

 curred by the State geologist, shall be paid until a detailed statement, specifying 

 the number of days' service, and the items of expenses verified by affidavit, and 

 approved by the governor and filed with the auditor of State. 



Sec. 5. Before entering upon the duties of his office the State geologist shall 

 enter into bond to the State of Kansas in the sum of $5,000, with security to the 

 satisfaction of the governor of the State, conditioned that he will faithfully 

 and properly perform the duties of his office, and he shall take and subscribe the 

 following oath : 



« I, , State geologist for the State of Kansas, do solemnly swear that I 



will support the Constitution of the United States and the constitution of the 

 State of Kansas, and faithfully discharge tlie duties of my office as prescribed 

 by law, according to the best of my ability." 



Sec. 6. The governor shall have power to remove such appointee for incom- 

 petency or neglect of duty and to fill all vacancies that may occur by death or 

 otherwise. 



Sec. 7. This act shall be in force from and after its publication once in the 

 Topelca Tribune. 



Approved, February 10, 1804. 



Administration arid personnel.— Vndev this law Professor Muclge, 

 as stated above, was appointed State geologist, with Maj. F. Hawn, 

 a civil engineer, chief assistant; G. C. Swallow, paleontologist; Dr. 

 TiiRn Sinks, chemist and mineralogist; and C. A. Logan, botanist. 

 The work, as must be evident, was limited both in time and funds, 

 and but little accomplished. 



