§ 30-A — Seal of Kings county and of the county clerk, the supreme court and the county court in said county

New York § 30-A

• Jurisdiction: New York
• Law JUD: Judiciary
• Art. 2: General Provisions Relating to Courts and Judges

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§ 30-a. Seal of Kings county and of the county clerk, the supreme\ncourt and the county court in said county. 1. The county of Kings, the\ncounty clerk of said county and the supreme court and the county court\ntherein, shall have and use the following seal:\n Description of seal\n The seal shall be approximately two and one-quarter inches in diameter\nand shall consist of two concentric circles. The space between the outer\nand inner circles shall be colored azure blue. In the upper part of said\nspace shall be inscribed in capital letters the words: "SEAL OF KINGS\nCOUNTY," and in the lower part the words: "NEW YORK."\n The interior of the inner circle shall have a white or plain\nbackground. Upon such background shall be superimposed a relief map of\nKings county. The map shall be of orange color. It shall be subdivided\nby naming and delineating thereon the boundaries of the six original\ncolonial towns which now comprise the county of Kings and by specifying\nthereon the date of settlement or legal establishment of each of such\ntowns, namely: town of Flatlands, 1636; town of Gravesend, 1645; town\nof Brooklyn, 1646; town of Flatbush, 1652; town of New Utrecht, 1657;\nand town of Bushwick, 1660.\n Above said map, inside the inner circle, shall be inscribed in capital\nletters the Dutch maxim: "EENDRAGHT MAAKT MAGT." The literal English\ntranslation of this maxim is: "Unity makes might." The meaning of this\nmaxim is: "In union there is strength." The maxim was originally adopted\nby Peter Stuyvesant, the governor from sixteen hundred forty-six to\nsixteen hundred sixty-four of the New Netherlands in America. It also\nwas inscribed upon the first flag of the city of Brooklyn.\n Below said map, inside the inner circle, shall be inscribed in capital\nletters the words: "THE SIX ORIGINAL TOWNS."\n The orange color of the map is intended to symbolize the "House of\nOrange" and to memorialize the Dutch who governed the New Netherlands\n(which included the said six original colonial towns) until sixteen\nhundred sixty-four, when they were occupied by the British.\n Pictograph of seal\n The following is an enlarged pictograph of said seal (the blue and\norange coloring being omitted):\n ______________________________________________________________\n 1 |\n 2 |\n 3 COPY OF Pictograph of seal |\n 4 MAY BE OBTAINED FROM: |\n 5 NYS LEGISLATIVE BILL DRAFTING COMMISSION |\n 6 CONTACT: LEGISLATIVE RETRIEVAL SYSTEM'S HELPLINE |\n 7 |\n 8 |\n 9____________________________________________________________|\n 2. The county clerk of Kings county shall cause the design of said\nseal (in black and white, the orange and blue colors being omitted) to\nbe engraved upon metal. From time to time he shall obtain and make\navailable, and keep in good order and repair as many of such engraved\nmetal seals as may be necessary for the proper performance of the duties\nof his office and of the duties of the clerks and officers in the\nsupreme court and county court authorized to use said seal. All the\nexpense incurred by the county clerk incident to said seal shall be a\ncounty charge against the county of Kings.\n 3. Such seal shall be used and affixed only: (a) by the county clerk\nof Kings county or by any deputy or clerk duly authorized by him; and\n(b) by any justice of the supreme court resident in Kings county or by\nany judge of the county court in said county, or by any clerk or officer\nduly authorized by said justice or judge.\n 4. The use of said seal or of any replica or simulation thereof, in\nform or substance, by any unauthorized person or for any wrongful\npurpose, is prohibited. Any violation of this prohibition shall be\ndeemed to be a misdemeanor and punishable as such.\n