300 BUJLLETIN 109, UNITED STATES NATIONAL, MUSEUM. 



Sec. 4. And he it further enacted, That it sball be ttie duty of the said geolo- 

 gist, ou or before tbe Ibt day of Juue iu eacli aud every year duriujj the 

 tiuie uecessarily occui)ied by said survey, to lualie an auuual report of the prog- 

 ress of said survey, accouipauied with such maps, drawings, aud speeiuieus as 

 may be necessary aud proper to exemplify aud elucidate the same to the secre- 

 tary of tbe state, who shall lay such report before the legislature. 



Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the said State 

 geologist to cause to be represented ou the map of the State, by colors aud 

 other approi)riate means, the various areas occupied by the difteieut geological 

 fcrniatious iu the State, aud to mark thereon the localities of the respective 

 beds or deposits of the various mineral substances discovered, and on the 

 completion of the survey to compile a memoir of the geology and mineralogy 

 of the State, comprising a complete account of the leading subjects aud dis- 

 coveries which have been embraced iu the survey. 



Sec. G. And be it further enacted. That it shall also be the duty of the said 

 State geologist to forward to the secretary of the state from time to time during 

 the progress of said survey such specimens of the rocks, ores, coals, soils, 

 fossils, and other mineral substances, discovered and examined, as may be 

 proper and necessary to form a complete cabinet collection of specimens of geol- 

 ogy and mineralogy of the State; and the said secretary shall cause the same to 

 be deposited in proper order iu some convenient room iu the State capitol, 

 there to be preserved for public inspection. 



Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That for the purpose of carrying into 

 effect the provisions of this act. the sum of ^2,000 is hereby annually ap- 

 propriated for the term of three years to be exiiended under the direction 

 of the governor: Provided, however. That the salaries of the said State geolo- 

 gist and his assistant shall not commence until they shall have entered upon 

 the execution of their duties; and upon the completion of said survey and of 

 the duties connected therewith they shall wholly cease aud determine. 



Approved Juue 24, 1S39. 



This law remained in force tIiroii<Thout the existence of the survey, 

 further enactments being made only for the purpose of makinji; addi- 

 tional appropriations and to provide for publication. The survey 

 was not connected with any other institution and was sustained 

 wholly by annual appropriations. 



Administration. — Under the act above given Dr. Charles T. Jack- 

 son, of Boston, was appointed State geologist, and J. D. AVhitney, 

 Moses B. Williams, E. Baker, W. F. Channing, and John Chandler 

 served as volunteer assistants, even to the extent of paying their 

 own expenses. In December of 1840 J. D. Whitney was appointed 

 chemical assistant. These appointments were made by the prin- 

 cipal with the consent of the governor and counsel. Neither the 

 salary of the State geologist nor that of the chemist can now be 

 ascertained. The assistants, as noted above, served as volunteers. 

 The officers were not salaried by any other institution.* 



» It is stntod (Life and Letters of .T. D. Whitnoy, p. 40) that this system of volun- 

 tpprs wns ndopted to nvoid political pi'osstjre in favor of tlie appointments of local and 

 none-too-vvell oqtiipppd assistants. A verhal iindorstanding was, however, entered into to 

 the effect that on complclion of the term of service the State Ie;iislature should be ap- 

 pealed to to make good the deficiency. The plan is said to have worked successfully. 



