REPRESENTATIVES Husted, Aslanides, Brinkman, Callender, DeWine, Faber, Jolivette, Kearns, Seitz, Setzer, G. Smith, Webster, White, Widener, Young, Allen, Carano, Seaver, Redfern, Strahorn, Ujvagi

To amend sections 5.04 and 5.10 of the Revised Code

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to add a representation of the Wright Brothers'

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first piloted airplane to the Coat of Arms and

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Great Seal of the State of Ohio.

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

Section 1.  That sections 5.04 and 5.10 of the Revised Code	5
be amended to read as follows:	6

Sec. 5.04.  The coat of arms of the state shall consist of	7
the following device: a circular shield; in the right foreground	8
of the shield a full sheaf of wheat bound and standing erect; in	9
the left foreground, a cluster of seventeen arrows bound in the	10
center and resembling in form the sheaf of wheat; in the	11
background, a representation of Mount Logan, Ross county, as	12
viewed from Adena state memorial; over the mount, a rising sun	13
three-quarters exposed and radiating thirteen rays to represent	14
the thirteen original colonies shining over the first state in the	15
northwest territory, the exterior extremities of which rays form a	16
semicircle; above and to the left of the sun, a representation of	17
the first piloted airplane, flown by the Wright brothers in 1903;	18
and uniting the background and foreground, a representation of the	19
Scioto river and cultivated fields.	20

The coat of arms of the state shall correspond substantially	21
with the following design:	22

When the coat of arms of the state is reproduced in color, the	25
colors used shall be substantially the same as the natural color	26
of the terrain and objects shown.	27

Sec. 5.10.  All official seals shall have engraved thereonon	28
them the coat of arms of the state, as described in section 5.04	29
of the Revised Code.	30

The great seal of the state shall be two and one-half inches	31
in diameter and shall consist of the coat of arms of the state	32
within a circle having a diameter of one and three-fourths inches,	33
surrounded by the words "THE GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE OF OHIO" in	34
news gothic capitals. The great seal of the state shall correspond	35
substantially with the following design:	36

The design of the great seal shall not be reproduced, except	39
as required by any provision of the Ohio Constitution and the	40
Revised Code, unless permission to do so is first obtained from	41
the governor. The governor may authorize reproduction of the	42
design of the great seal when the purpose is to do any of the	43
following:	44

(A) Permit publication of a reproduction of the great seal of	45
the state of Ohio;	46

(B) Aid educational or historical programs;

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(C) Promote the economic or cultural development of the state	48
in a manner deemed appropriate by the governor.	49

A permanent record shall be kept in the governor's office of	50
each permit to reproduce the design of the great seal.	51

No person shall use or permit to be used any reproduction or	52
facsimile of the great seal or a counterfeit or nonofficial	53
version of the great seal for any purpose not authorized by the	54
governor.	55

The seal of the supreme court shall consist of the coat of	56
arms of the state within a circle one and three-fourths inches in	57
diameter and shall be surrounded by the words "THE SUPREME COURT	58
OF THE STATE OF OHIO."	59

The seal of each court of appeals, court of common pleas, and	60
probate court shall consist of the coat of arms of the state	61
within a circle one and one-fourth inches in diameter, and each	62
seal shall be surrounded by the words "COURT OF APPEALS,	63
................ County, Ohio"; "COMMON PLEAS COURT,	64
................ County, Ohio"; or "PROBATE COURT,	65
................ County, Ohio."	66

(Insert the name of the proper county.)

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The seals of all other courts of record shall be of the same	68
size as the seal of the court of common pleas, and each shall be	69
surrounded by the proper name of the court.	70

The seal of the secretary of state shall consist of the coat	71
of arms of the state within a circle one and one-fourth inches in	72
diameter and shall be surrounded by the words "THE SEAL OF THE	73
SECRETARY OF STATE OF OHIO."	74

The seal of the auditor of state shall consist of the coat of	75
arms of the state within a circle of one and one-fourth inches in	76
diameter, and shall be surrounded by the words "THE SEAL OF THE	77
AUDITOR OF STATE OF OHIO."	78

The seal of the treasurer of state shall consist of the coat	79
of arms of the state within a circle one and one-fourth inches in	80
diameter, and shall be surrounded by the words "THE SEAL OF THE	81
TREASURER OF STATE OF OHIO."	82

The seal of the lieutenant governor shall consist of the coat	83
of arms of the state within a circle one and one-fourth inches in	84
diameter and shall be surrounded by the words "THE SEAL OF THE	85
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF STATE OF OHIO."	86

The seal of the attorney general shall consist of the coat of	87
arms of the state within a circle one and one-fourth inches in	88
diameter and shall be surrounded by the words "THE SEAL OF THE	89
ATTORNEY GENERAL OF STATE OF OHIO."	90

The seal of each benevolent institution shall consist of the	91
coat of arms of the state within a circle one and one-fourth	92
inches in diameter and shall be surrounded by the proper name of	93
the institution.	94

The seals of all other state, county, and municipal agencies,	95
divisions, boards, and commissions shall consist of the coat of	96
arms of the state within a circle one and one-fourth inches in	97
diameter and shall be surrounded by the proper name of the office.	98

All seals mentioned in this section shall contain the words	99
and devices mentioned in this section and no other.	100

Section 2.  That existing sections 5.04 and 5.10 of the	101
Revised Code are hereby repealed.	102