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toward local libraries. The State Museum stands in the law with 

 this positive and well-defined function; supervisory affiliation with 

 local museums supplemented by power to grant public moneys 

 for the encouragement and maintenance of such local museums. 

 It may be said that the effectiveness of this provision is fully contin- 

 gent upon the willingness of the Legislature to make money grants 

 for the specified purpose. This, however, is a secondary reason. 

 The primary reason lies in initiative in approaching the Legislature 

 for this purpose in order to carry out the expressions of the statute. 



