N.Y. Judiciary Law § 30-b: Seal of New York county and of the county clerk and the supreme court

§ 30-b. Seal of New York county and of the county clerk and the

supreme court. 1. The county of New York, the county clerk of said

county and the supreme court therein, shall have and use the following

seal:

Description of Seal

The seal shall be approximately two and one-quarter inches in diameter

and shall consist of two concentric circles. The upper part of the space

between such circles shall be inscribed with the words, in capital

letters, "COUNTY OF NEW YORK," and in the lower part shall be inscribed

"NOVEMBER 1, 1683," and such seal, further, shall bear the following:

Arms: Upon a shield, saltire wise, the sails of a windmill. Between

the sails, in chief a beaver, in base a beaver, and on each flank a

flour barrel.

Supporters: Dexter, a sailor, his right arm bent, and holding in his

right hand a plummet; his left arm bent, his left hand resting on the

top of the shield; above his right shoulder a cross-staff. Sinister, an

Indian of Manhattan, his right arm bent, his right hand resting on top

of the shield, his left hand holding the upper end of a bow, the lower

end of which rests on the ground. Shield and supporters resting upon a

horizontal laurel branch.

Date: Beneath the horizontal laurel branch the date 1664, being the

year of the capture of New Amsterdam by the English and the first use of

the name of the city of New York.

Crest: Upon a hemisphere, an American eagle with wings displayed.

Legend: Upon a ribbon encircling the lower half of the design the

words "Sigillum Civitatis Novi Eboraci".

Pictograph of Seal

The following is an enlarged pictograph of said seal:

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2. The county clerk of New York county shall cause the design of said

seal (in black and white) to be engraved upon metal. From time to time

he shall obtain and make available, and keep in good order and repair as

many of such engraved metal seals as may be necessary for the proper

performance of the duties of his office and of the duties of the clerks

and officers in the supreme court authorized to use said seal. All the

expense incurred by the county clerk incident to said seal shall be a

county charge against the county of New York.

3. Such seal shall be used and affixed only: (a) by the county clerk

of New York county or by any deputy or clerk duly authorized by him; and

(b) by any justice of the supreme court resident in New York county, or

by any clerk or officer duly authorized by said justice.

4. The use of said seal or of any replica or simulation thereof, in

form or substance, by any unauthorized person or for any wrongful

purpose, is prohibited. Any violation of this prohibition shall be

deemed to be a misdemeanor and punishable as such.