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end that the .survey created by this act may be made as thorough, practical, 

 and convenient as is possible. All works so collected shall be the property of the 

 State. It shall further be the duty of the members of the board, in addition 

 to those already specified, to furnish, from time to time, to the State geologist, 

 any and all information which will contribute to the development of the facts 

 relating to the mining, agricultural, and other pursuits of the State. 



Sec. 9. It shall be lawful for all persons employed by the geological survey 

 created by this act to enter, without molestation, into and upon all lands and 

 localities in this State which it may be necessary to examine for the purpo,ses 

 of this survey. The board shall avail itself, as fully as possible, of the informa- 

 tion, maps and surveys possessed by citizens and corporations in this State relat- 

 ing to the geology and topography of the State. All the facts, of whatever nature, 

 obtained by the survey shall be considered public property, and any conceal- 

 ment or speculative use of the same is strictly prohibited. AH publications of 

 the board shall be copyrighted by it in the name of the State. 



Sec. 10. And it shall be the duty of the State geoolgist annually, before the 

 15th day of February in each year, to prepare a detailed report of the oper- 

 ations of the year, and the facts obtained by the Purvey ; he shall submit the 

 same to the board, which is hereby authorized to print and publi.sh the said 

 reports in a suitable and convenient form, adapted to modern requirements. 

 (Jopies of the reports, with all maps and supplements, shall be donated to all 

 l)ublic libraries, universities, and colleges in the State, and shall bo furnished 

 at cost of publication to all other applicants for them. 



Sec. 11. To carry out the purposes of this act, the sum of $35,000 is hereby 

 annually appropriated for three years. All expenditures made in carrying 

 out this worii shall be, after the approval of the board, certified by the same, 

 upon proper vouchers, to the auditor general, who shall di-aw his warrant upon 

 the State treasurer for the amount: Provided, That no salaries or other ex- 

 penditures under this act shall commence until the oflicers herein named have 

 <mtered upon the execution of their respctive duties. 



Approved May 14, 1874. 



Acts granting appropriations and supplementing or modifying the 

 original act, from time to time, were as follows: 



Act of May IS. 1876. 



Be it enacted, That for the purpose of continuing tlie geological survey of 

 the State the sum of $15,000 be appropriated for the year 1876, and the sum of 

 .$50,000 for the year 1877 ; and said sum shall be expended in conformity with 

 the act approved May 14, 1874, entitled " An act to provide for a geological sur- 

 vey of the State." 



.Vet of Api-il IS. 1877. 



Be it enacted. That the sum of $10,000 is hereby appropriated, to be expended 

 according to the provisions of an act, entitled " An act to provide for a geo- 

 logical survey of the State," approved May 14, 1874, $50,000 for the work of 

 the year 1878, and $50,000 for the work of the year 1879. 



Act of .Tunc 11, 1879. 



Be it enacted. That the sum of $50,000 is hereby ai)l)ropriated, to be expended 

 according to the provisions of an act, entitled " An act to provide for a geological 

 survey of the State." approved May 14. 1874, for the work of the year 1880. 



