PHILIP F. THOMAS, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1847.

tural Chemist for the State, and if the Senate shall have
adjourned before the Governor shall make the appoint-
ment for the present year, or if a vacancy shall hereaf-
ter occur during the recess of the Senate, then the Go-
vernor alone shall make such appointment, which shall
be good and valid until the tenth day after the next
meeting of the Senate.

CHAP. 249.

SEC. 2. Be it enacted, That the State shall be divid-
ed into three district's, the first shall comprise that part
of the State now comprised in the first gubernatorial dis-
trict, the second that of the third gubernatorial district,

and the third that of the second gubernatorial district.

State divided

into districts.

SEC. 3. Be it enacted, That the said Agricultural

Chemist shall spend one year, the first beginning on the
date of his appointment, in each of said districts in the
order named; it shall also be his duty to spend one
month, in each county and Howard district, and visit
each election district.

Chemist to
spend one year
in each district.

SEC. 4. Be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of
said Agricultural Chemist to analyze specimens of each
variety of soil of be county in which he shall be, that
may be brought to him or that he may and to exist, and
also to examine, and if necessary, analyze specimens of
each kind of marl or other mineral or vegetable deposit
that may come to his knowledge, in order that his in-
structions may be of more practical utility.

To analyze
one specimen
of each variety
of soil.

SEC. 5. Be it also enacted, That it shall also be his fur-
ther duty to deliver one public lecture, after having
given timely notice thereof, in each election district in
each county, and then to deliver a course of public
lectures at each county town, and some central place
in Baltimore county, after having given also suffi-
cient notice thereof in each election district, and he shall
also permit the clerk of the levy court, or of the com-
missioners of the tax, as the case may be, to take a copy
of said course of lectures to be retained and kept for the
use and benefit of the county , and published by said
levy, court or Commissioners of the tax, if to them it shall
deem expedient.

To deliver lec-
tures.

SEC. 6. Be it enacted, That the said Chemist shall
make an annual report to the House of Delegates, if in
session, and if not, then to the Governor, whose duty it
shall be to cause the same to be published, of bis pro-
ceedings and such other matters touching the agricultu-
ral interest of the State as may be considered neces-
sary.

To make an-
nual report.

SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That for the faithful dis-
charge of his duties the said Chemist shall receive the

Compensation.