§ 3-25 — City Corporate Seal

3-25. City Corporate Seal.

1. DESIGN. The corporate seal of the city shall be circular and have 5 scenes depicting aspects of the city in the following manner: a. The largest scene shall have the Lake Michigan lakefront at sunrise and be located in a circle in the middle of the seal. In a border around the circle shall be 7, 5-pointed stars which adjoin the block letters "WIS." which shall be located at the top of the border. b. Proceeding clockwise, the border shall be surrounded by 4 oblong scenes of: b-1. A railroad train. b-2. A depiction of the first City Hall building. b-3. A steamboat on Lake Michigan. b-4. A tri-level historical house. c. Surrounding the scenes shall be a large border in which the words "CITY OF MILWAUKEE" adorn the upper semi-circle of the seal, and the lower semi-circle shall contain the words "INCORPORATED JAN. 31 1846". The semi-circles shall be separated by a 5-point star on each side. 2. USE. The city clerk shall be responsible for the care and custody of the corporate seal as provided in s. 3-26-2-a. The city clerk may use the seal for official municipal purposes only. 3. PROHIBITIONS. The use, reproduction or depiction of the city's corporate seal for any reason other than municipal purposes, by anyone other than the city clerk, is prohibited. 4. PENALTY. Any person violating this section shall upon conviction forfeit not more than $1,000.

(HISTORY: Section 3-25 cr. File #911073, May 4, 1993; eff. July 20, 1993.)