SURVEYOR AND STATE SURVEY. 2823

first Monday of May, 1924, and until their successors shall qualify. It
shall be the duty of said Commission from time to time, to advise and
counsel and to aid in connection with the said survey.

Cited but not construed in Symons v. Road Directors, 105 Md. 257; Fout v.
Frederick County, 105 Md. 564; Bonsai v. Yellott, 100 Md. 497.

See notes to sec. 43.

An. Code, sec. 20. 1904, sec. 20. 1896, ch. 51, sec. 2.

20. The survey shall have for its object:

(1) An examination of the geological formations of the State, with
especial reference to their economic products, viz: building stones, clays,
ores and other mineral substances.

(2) An examination and classification of the soils and a study of their
adaptability to particular crops.

(3) An examination of the physical features of the State, with refer-
ence to their practical bearing upon the occupations of the people.

(4) The preparation of special geological and economic maps to illus-
trate the resources of the State.

(5) The preparation of special reports, with necessary illustrations
and maps, which shall embrace both a general and detailed description
of the geology and natural resources of the State.

(6) The consideration of such other scientific and economic questions
as in the judgment of the commissioners shall be deemed of value to the
people of the State.

An. Code, sec. 21. 1904, sec. 21. 1896, ch. 51, sec. 3.

21. The commissioners shall cause to be prepared a report to the legis-
lature before each meeting of the same, showing the progress and condi-
tion of the survey, together with such other information as they may
deem necessary and useful or as the legislature may require.

An. Code, sec. 22. 1904, sec. 22. 1896, ch. 51, sec. 4.

22. The regular and special reports of the survey with proper illus-
trations and maps shall be printed as the commissioners may direct, and
the reports shall be distributed or sold by the said commissioners as the
interest of the State and of science demands, and all moneys obtained by
the sale of the reports shall be paid into the state treasury.

An. Code, sec. 23. 1904, sec. 23. 1896, ch. 51, sec. 5.

23. All material collected, after having served the purposes of the
survey shall be distributed by the commissioners to the educational insti-
tutions in such manner as to be of the greatest advantage to the educa-
tional interest of the State; or, if deemed advisable, the whole or a part of
such material shall be put on permanent exhibition.

An. Code, sec. 24. 1904, sec. 24. 1898, ch. 129, secs. 1,2.

24. Said commission is authorized to make provision for the comple-
tion of the topographic survey of Maryland in such manner as in the