{"data":{"id":"us-me/1-m.r.s.-201","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"1 M.R.S. §201","heading":"State seal","body":"The seal of the State is a shield, argent, charged with a pine tree (Pinus strobus) with a moose deer (Alces alces), at the foot of it, recumbent; supporters: on dexter side, a  farmer, resting on a scythe; on sinister side, a sailor, resting on an anchor.\nIn the foreground, representing sea and land, and under the shield, is the name of the State in large Roman capitals, to wit:\nMAINE.\nThe whole is surrounded by a crest, the North Star. The motto, in small Roman capitals, is in a label interposed between the shield and crest, viz.:--DIRIGO.","path":["TITLE 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 9: SEAL, MOTTO, EMBLEMS AND FLAGS","SUBCHAPTER 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/1/title1sec201.html","current_through":"January 1, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:21Z","sha256":"e839d56937bb28a023d49dfb8a3306fd5428e09075d74ae7d412cb63ba3d783c","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/1-m.r.s.-151","next":"us-me/1-m.r.s.-202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}