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full and scientific examination and description of its rocks, soils 

 metals and minerals ; make careful and complete assays and analy 

 ses of the same, and prepare the results of his labors for publica 

 tion under the three following titles, to wit : 



First Physical Geography. Scientific Geology and Mineral 

 ogy- 



Second Economical Geology, embracing Botany and Agri 

 culture. 



Third General Zoology of the State. 



SEC. 3. Whenever sufficient facts and materials shall have 

 been collected upon the first of the above named subjects to form 

 a volume of not less than five hundred pages octavo, the State 

 Naturalist shall make report thereof to the Secretary of State 

 with an estimate of the size and probable cost of publication, who 

 shall immediately issue a circular addressed to the several town 

 clerks in the state, specifying the nature, size, number of engra 

 vings, and estimated cost of the work, and requesting them to 

 post up such circular in their respective offices ; also to convey 

 notices of such circular to the public by such other means as they 

 may adopt to receive subscriptions for the work, and within forty 

 days from the time of their receiving such circular, return such 

 subscriptions to the said secretary ; and said secretary shall also 

 transmit like circulars to all the publishers of newspapers printed 

 within this State, with a request for gratuitous publication of the 

 same. 



SEC. 4. Immediately upon the expiration of the above named 

 period and the return of said subscriptions, the Secretary of State 

 shall issue proposals for printing said work, specifying the size 

 and quantity of engravings, style of binding, quality of paper and 

 number of volumes required, which shall not exceed more than 

 one fifth the whole number of subscriptions returned ; the period 

 within which said work shall be completed and the time and place 

 for opening bids ; and at the said specified time and place 

 the said secretary shall open and examine the bids, and the lowest 

 bid, having due regard to the ability and responsibility of the per 

 sons making the same, shall be accepted. And the said secretary 

 shall take a bond from the person whose bid is accepted, con 

 ditioned upon faithful performance of his said contract, in a sum 

 not less than double the cost of the work. And when the said 

 work shall be completed and accepted by said secretary, he shall 



