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H. B. No. 99As Introduced
As Introduced
| 125th General Assembly | | Regular Session | | 2003-2004 |
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REPRESENTATIVES Husted, Aslanides, Brinkman, Callender, DeWine, Faber, Jolivette, Kearns, Seitz, Setzer, G. Smith, Webster, White, Widener, Young, Allen, Carano, Seaver, Redfern, Strahorn, Ujvagi
A BILL
To amend sections 5.04 and 5.10 of the Revised Code
to add a
representation of the
Wright Brothers'
first piloted airplane to the Coat of
Arms and
Great Seal of
the State of Ohio.
Section 1. That sections 5.04 and 5.10 of the Revised Code
be amended to read
as follows:
Sec. 5.04. The coat of arms of the state shall consist of
the following
device: a circular shield; in the right foreground
of the shield a full sheaf
of wheat bound and standing erect; in
the left foreground, a cluster of
seventeen arrows bound in the
center and resembling in form the sheaf of
wheat; in the
background, a representation of Mount Logan, Ross county, as
viewed from Adena state memorial; over the mount, a rising sun
three-quarters
exposed and radiating thirteen rays to represent
the thirteen original colonies shining over the first state in the
northwest
territory, the exterior extremities of which rays form a
semicircle;
above and to the left of the sun, a representation of
the first
piloted airplane, flown by the Wright brothers in
1903;
and uniting the background and foreground, a representation of the
Scioto river and cultivated fields. The coat of arms of the state shall correspond substantially
with the
following design: When the coat of arms of the state is reproduced in color, the
colors used
shall be substantially the same as the natural color
of the terrain and
objects shown.
Sec. 5.10. All official seals shall have engraved
thereon
on
them
the coat of arms of the state, as described in section 5.04
of
the Revised Code. The great seal of the state shall be two and one-half
inches
in diameter and shall consist of the coat of arms of the
state
within a circle having a diameter of one and three-fourths
inches,
surrounded by the words
"THE GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE OF
OHIO" in
news gothic capitals. The great seal of the state shall
correspond substantially with the following design: The design of the great seal shall not be reproduced,
except
as required by any provision of the Ohio Constitution and
the
Revised Code, unless permission to do so is first obtained
from
the governor. The governor may authorize reproduction of
the
design of the great seal when the purpose is to
do any of the
following: (A) Permit publication of a reproduction of the great seal
of the state of Ohio; (B) Aid educational or historical programs; (C) Promote the economic or cultural development of the
state in a manner deemed appropriate by the governor. A permanent record shall be kept in the governor's office
of
each permit to reproduce the design of the great seal. No person shall use or permit to be used any reproduction
or
facsimile of the great seal or a counterfeit or nonofficial
version of the great seal for any purpose not authorized by the
governor. The seal of the supreme court shall consist of the coat of
arms of the state within a circle one and three-fourths inches in
diameter and shall be surrounded by the words
"THE SUPREME COURT
OF THE STATE OF OHIO." The seal of each court of appeals, court of common pleas,
and
probate court shall consist of the coat of arms of the state
within a circle one and one-fourth inches in diameter, and each
seal shall be surrounded by the words
"COURT OF APPEALS,
................ County, Ohio";
"COMMON PLEAS COURT,
................
County, Ohio"; or
"PROBATE COURT,
................ County, Ohio." (Insert the name of the proper county.) The seals of all other courts of record shall be of the
same
size as the seal of the court of common pleas, and each
shall be
surrounded by the proper name of the court. The seal of the secretary of state shall consist of the
coat
of arms of the state within a circle one and one-fourth
inches in
diameter and shall be surrounded by the words
"THE SEAL
OF THE
SECRETARY OF STATE OF OHIO." The seal of the auditor of state shall consist of the coat
of
arms of the state within a circle of one and one-fourth inches
in
diameter, and shall be surrounded by the words
"THE SEAL OF
THE
AUDITOR OF STATE OF OHIO." The seal of the treasurer of state shall consist of the
coat
of arms of the state within a circle one and one-fourth
inches in
diameter, and shall be surrounded by the words
"THE SEAL OF THE
TREASURER OF STATE OF OHIO." The seal of the lieutenant governor shall consist of the
coat
of arms of the state within a circle one and one-fourth
inches in
diameter and shall be surrounded by the words
"THE SEAL
OF THE
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF STATE OF OHIO." The seal of the attorney general shall consist of the coat
of
arms of the state within a circle one and one-fourth inches in
diameter and shall be surrounded by the words
"THE SEAL OF THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL OF STATE OF OHIO." The seal of each benevolent institution shall consist of
the
coat of arms of the state within a circle one and one-fourth
inches in diameter and shall be surrounded by the proper name of
the institution. The seals of all other state, county, and municipal
agencies,
divisions, boards, and commissions shall consist of the
coat of
arms of the state within a circle one and one-fourth
inches in
diameter and shall be surrounded by the proper name of
the office. All seals mentioned in this section shall contain the words
and devices mentioned in this section and no other.
Section 2. That existing sections 5.04 and 5.10 of the
Revised Code are hereby
repealed. |
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