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to take such measures as may be necessary to effect this portion of the contem- 

 plated survey. 



Resolved, That it shall be the duty of the board of internal improvements to 

 lay before the legislature, at its annual sessions, a detailed account of the 

 piogress of the survey, together with the expenditures in prosecuting the same. 



Resolved, That the person who shall be employed to make the geological 

 survey, shall be required to select three complete suites of specimens of all the 

 rocks and minerals of Maine and deposit one of them in the public buildings as 

 the property of the State and also one in each college in the State. 



Resolved, That the sum of $5,000 be appropriated fi-om the treasury, subject 

 to the discretion of the board of internal improvements, and to be expended by 

 them in carrying on said geological survey. 



It being found imj)0ssible to complete the survey during the first 

 year, the following resolution was passed in March, 1837. for its 

 continuance : 



Resolved, That the governor, with the advice of council, is hereby authorized 

 to employ some suitable person or persons to continue the geological survey of 

 the State at a salary not exceeding $1,000. 



Resolved, That the sum of $3,000 be appropriated from the treasury of the 

 State, subject to the direction of the governor and council, and to be e?q)ended 

 in continuing said geological survey. 



Resolved, That in addition to the suites of specimens ordered by a former re- 

 solve, suites shall be collected for the following institutions, viz: One suite for 

 the Maine Institute of Natural Sciences, one suite for the Maine Wesleyan Semi- 

 nary, one suite for tlie Westbrook Seminary, one suite for the Parsonsfield Semi- 

 nary, one suite for the Eastport Athenaeum, one suite for the Bangor Mechanics' 

 Association, one suite for the Teachers' Seminary of Gorham, and one suite for 

 the Maine Charitable Mechanic Association. 



Resolved, That it shall be the duty of the governor and council to lay before 

 tlie legislature, at its annual sessions, a detailed account of the progress of the 

 survey, together with the expenditures in prosecuting the same. 



At the close of the second year's work, namely, in March. 1838, the 

 legislature passed a resolution to continue the survey as follows: 



Resolved, That the governor, vvitli the advice and consent of council, is hereby 

 authorized to employ some suitable person or persons to continue the geological 

 survey of the State at a salary not exceeding $1,500 per annum. 



Resolved, That the sum appropriated for this purpose shall be subject to the 

 discretion of the govfrnor and council, and be expended in continuing said 

 survey. 



Resolved, That it shall be the duly of the governor and council to lay before 

 the legislature at its next annual session a detailed account of the progress of 

 the survey together with the expenditures in prosecuting the same. 



The immediate motive for the establishment of the survey of 183(> 

 was the exploration of the public lands belonging jointly to Maine 

 and Massachusetts, but, by the act of March 28, the scope was broad- 

 ened so as to include a geological survey of the entire State. 



Administration. — In compliance with the resolutions of 1836, the 

 following order was issued by the board of internal improvements 

 June 25, 1836 : 



