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Summary Information on the State Geological Surveys & the United States Geological Survey Bulletin of the National Research Council (1932) / Chapter Skim
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Arkansas
Pages 6-9

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From page 6...
... The Bureau has published all of the bulletins mentioned above and has served thousands of prospectors and miners through the free identification of samples of rocks and minerals and by rendering advice as to what analyses or assays should be made. It has also made a great many assays and analyses at rates fixed by law, served as a general information bureau to the mineral industries of the State, prepared scores of magazine and newspaper articles bearing on these matters, and done much to eduate the prospectors through its extension work.
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From page 7...
... Brander was first appointed State Geologist on July 2, 1923, and has been reappointed for each succeeding biennium, by the Governor then in office. The term of once of the State Geologist is two years, with the provision that " the term shall expire at the same time as the term of State officials elected for biennial periods." The State Geologist gives his entire time to the work of the Survey.
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From page 8...
... APPROPRIATIONS The appropriations by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas for the support of the Office of State Geologist for the last four final years are as follows: July 1, 192~June 30, 1929 July 1, l9~June 30, 1930 July 1, 1930 June 30, 1931 July 1, 1931-June 30, 1932 $61,180 55,600 55,600 35,000 The amounts received for the fiscal years 1928-1929 and 1929-1930 were contingent upon the provision of Act 142 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1927, which provides for the support of the Office of State Geologist. This act provides for the levying of a severance tax of onetenth of one per cent of the gross cash market value on all minerals severed excepting coal and manganese.
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From page 9...
... PUBLICATIONS Since 1911 nineteen publications hate been issued by the Arkansas Geological Survey five geologic reports, two reports on water resources and stream gaging, one information circular, two administrative reports, five pamphlets, and four State maps. The maps include one geologic map, two topographic maps and one oil and gas well map.
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