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Text of Letter from the Territorial Governor Regarding House Bill No. 42

Executive Department of Arizona
Office of the Governor
Phoenix, Ariz. March 17, 1893
To the Honorable, The House of Representatives:

I respectfully return House Bill No 42 entitled "An act to create a Territorial Museum" with the recommendation that said bill be changed in regard to the location of the museum, as it would seem better to have the institution connected with the Territorial University instead of the Library. The room now used for Library purposes has not sufficient capacity for its present purposes uses, and the supply of books is constantly increasing. It would no doubt be well to have the museum located at the Capitol if suitable room were avaible available for it's purposes, and the Territorial finances would justify the proper equipment and care thereof. The University is strong, financially, and has a botanist and mineralogist connected with the institution who could direct the care of the museum.

I also recommend that the Board of Regents of the University be substituted for the Governor Secretary and Attorney General in second section 2 of the bill.

N.O. Murphy
Governor

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