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	Kids' Emblems Index
		State Bible The official State Bible is used to inaugurate Alabama governors.
		State Fresh Water Fish ~ Largemouth Bass When the legislature designated the Largemouth Bass as the official state freshwater fish, they incorrectly identified it.
		State Wildflower ~ Oak-leaf Hydrangea The oak-leaf hydrangea is a native shrub that grows in all parts of Alabama.
	www.archives.state.al.us /kids_emblems/index.html (816 words)

	General Information on Article 6ter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Any State receiving the communication of an emblem or other official sign may, within a period of twelve months from the receipt of that communication, transmit its objections, if any, through the intermediary of the International Bureau, to the State or international intergovernmental organization at the request of which the communication was made.
		States are nevertheless free to do so, and under Article 16 of the Trademark Law Treaty (TLT), member States of that Treaty are obliged to extend protection to service marks.
		States party to the Paris Convention are free not to grant protection to armorial bearings, flags, other emblems, abbreviations and names of international intergovernmental organizations to the prejudice of the owners of rights acquired in good faith before the entry into force, in that State, of the Paris Convention.
	www.wipo.int /article6ter/en/general_info.htm (1003 words)

	Iowa General Assembly - Iowa State Synbols
		The state seal is retained in the custody of and under the control of the Governor, who uses the seal for official documents and functions.
		It was chosen as the state bird because it is commonly found in Iowa and often stays through the winter.
		Legislators who favored making the Geode the state rock pointed out that it is among the rarest and most beautiful of rocks and that Iowa is known worldwide because of the large number found in the state.
	www.legis.state.ia.us /Pubinfo/StateSymbols (921 words)

	State Seal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The State Seal is the symbol used by the Commonwealth to authenticate certain documents.
		The State Seal has two faces: the obverse, which is the more familiar face and the one most often referred to as the "State Seal," and the reverse, or counter-seal, which is used less frequently.
		The State Seal is in the custody of the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
	www.legis.state.pa.us /wu01/vc/visitor_info/quiz/seal.htm (410 words)

	The Golden State and State Emblems (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		State Marine Fish – In 1995, the Legislature acted to protect the Garibaldi by placing a moratorium on commercial collection until the year 2002: it was also named the official State Marine Fish at that time.
		State Poet Laureate – The office of Poet Laureate of California is based on a respected and ancient tradition that a state should designate a poet laureate to express in poetry the wit, wisdom and beauty appropriate for honoring individuals, events, special occasions and the natural heritage and culture of the state.
		State Rock – In 1965, Serpentine, a blue-or green-colored stone, was adopted by the Legislature as the official State Rock.
	www.ss.ca.gov /archives/ca-roster/html/01d_gs_emblem.htm (1678 words)

	PHMC: Pennsylvania History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The State Seal of Pennsylvania does not use the term, but it is a traditional, official designation used in referring to the state, and legal processes are in the name of the Commonwealth.
		Milk is the official state beverage, as enacted by the General Assembly on April 29, 1982.
		Phacops rana (a small water animal) is the state fossil, as enacted by the General Assembly on December 5, 1988.
	www.phmc.state.pa.us /bah/pahist/symbols.asp?papowerNavDLTEST=\|31716\|31717\| (1268 words)

	State Information
		The present Oklahoma State Flag adopted by the State Legislature in 1925, is Oklahoma's 14th flag.
		The emblem of the Choctaw Nation is in the upper right-hand ray and is composed of a tomahawk, a bow, and three crossed arrows.
		Mistletoe grows on trees throughout the state and is particularly bountiful in the southern regions of Oklahoma.
	www.state.ok.us /osfdocs/stinfo.html (707 words)

	CHAPTER 23. SECRETARY OF STATE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Secretary of State may appoint from among the employees of the Secretary's office an Assistant to the Secretary of State who shall perform such duties as directed by law or by the Secretary of State to perform.
		The Secretary of State shall be keeper of the Great Seal of the State, and through the Delaware Public Archives of all acts and public resolutions of the General Assembly and of all archival records and public papers belonging to the Executive Department.
		Except when the Great Seal of the State is required to be affixed to a certification of a record, the certification of all records, licenses, registrations, papers or other documents required to be certified by the Secretary of State shall be made under the signature and seal of office of the Secretary of State.
	www.delcode.state.de.us /title29/c023/index.htm (2100 words)

	Colorado Department of Personnel & Administration (DPA) Division of Information Technologies (DoIT) (via CobWeb/3.1 ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The state flag was adopted on June 5, 1911 by an act of the General Assembly.
		The circular Seal of the State of Colorado is an adaptation of the Territorial Seal which was adopted by the First Territorial Assembly on November 6, 1861.
		The aquamarine was adopted as the official state gemstone on April 30, 1971, by an act of the General Assembly.
	www.colorado.gov.cob-web.org:8888 /dpa/doit/archives/history/symbemb.htm (3096 words)

	IDSOS State Emblems
		The Mountain Bluebird (Sialia arctcia) was adopted as the state bird for Idaho by the legislature in 1931.
		The Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus) was adopted as the state insect by the state legislature in 1992.
		The Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) was adopted as the state raptor for Idaho by the legislature in 2004.
	www.idsos.state.id.us /elect/emblem.htm (1587 words)

	NH.gov - The Official Web Site of New Hampshire State Government
		Said emblem may be placed on all printed or related material issued by the state and its subdivisions relative to the development of recreational, industrial, and agricultural resources of the state.
		The motto became "Live Free Or Die," as once voiced by General John Stark, the state’s most distinguished hero of the Revolutionary War, and the world famous Old Man of the Mountain was voted the official state emblem.
		The motto was part of a volunteer toast which General Stark sent to his wartime comrades, in which he declined an invitation to head up a 32nd anniversary reunion of the 1777 Battle of Bennington in Vermont, because of poor health.
	www.nh.gov /nhinfo/emblem.html (280 words)

	State Emblems
		The star is surrounded by 45 smaller stars representing the other states admitted to the U.S. before Oklahoma.
		The large center star is white, the smaller stars are gold and the ring around the edge of the seal is gold.
		In early spring, its reddish-pink blossoms brighten the landscape throughout the state.
	www.otrd.state.ok.us /StudentGuide/emblems.html (511 words)

	State Emblems of Oklahoma
		The Oklahoma State Animal, the American Buffalo, or Bison, is a massive animal that weighs from 800 to 2,000 pounds and stands nearly six feet high at the shoulder.
		The Oklahoma State Fish, the White Bass, also called a Sand Bass (Moroneshrysops), is dark blue-green on top, with silvery sides, a white belly and fl horizontal stripes running along the length of its body.
		The Oklahoma State Tree, the Redbud (Cercis canadensis), grows in the valleys and ravines of Oklahoma.
	www.okonline.com /emblems.html (277 words)

	Facts - Office of Cultural & Historical Programs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		In 1985, Secretary of State George Firestone presented the revised Great Seal of the State of Florida to the Governor and the Cabinet.
		The previous State Seal had several errors which were corrected in in the 1985 Seal.
		Chapter 15.03 of the Florida Statutes in addition to specifying elements of the Great Seal, provides that the Department of State shall be the custodian of it, and that the Department of State alone has the authority to approve its use or display.
	dhr.dos.state.fl.us /facts/symbols/seals.cfm (366 words)

	North Dakota Secretary of State \| Great Seal and Emblems
		Some of the wording contained in the Constitution’s description is the same as that used for the territorial seal approved on January 3, 1863, by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Dakota.
		The October 1 date was the day the voters approved the state's constitution by a vote of 27,441 (77%) to 8,107 (23%).
		Since it was not known at statehood as to which "number" North Dakota would be, it’s assumed the stars represent the forty-two states which would comprise the Union by the end of 1889.
	www.nd.gov /sos/seal/greatseal.html (631 words)

	Emblems of LA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The large, creamy-white bloom of the Magnolia Tree was designated the state flower in 1900 because of its abundance throughout the state.
		The state seal was adopted in 1902 and features a pelican tearing flesh from its own breast to feed its young.
		The design consists of the pelican group from the state seal, in white and gold, and a white ribbon bearing the state motto, on a field of a solid blue.
	www.gatewayno.com /history/Emblems.html (260 words)

	Nevada Revised Statutes: Chapter 235
		Immediately in the foreground, there must be emblems indicative of the agricultural resources of the State, as follows: A plow, a sheaf and sickle.
		NRS 205.175, a person who uses or allows to be used, any reproduction or facsimile of The Great Seal of the State of Nevada in violation of subsection 4 is guilty of a misdemeanor.
		Bertha Raffetto, of Reno, Nevada, is hereby adopted and declared to be the official state song of the State of Nevada.
	www.leg.state.nv.us /NRS/NRS-235.html (2008 words)

	- Paris Convention
		Nevertheless such communication is not obligatory in respect of flags of States.
		(8) Nationals of any country who are authorized to make use of the State emblems, signs, and hallmarks, of their country may use them even if they are similar to those of another country.
		(9) The countries of the Union undertake to prohibit the unauthorized use in trade of the State armorial bearings of the other countries of the Union, when the use is of such a nature as to be misleading as to the origin of the goods.
	www.uspto.gov /web/offices/pac/mpep/documents/appxp_article_6ter.htm (411 words)

	Rhode Island Office of the Secretary of State
		Chapin wrote that the words and emblems on the Seal were probably inspired by the biblical phrase "hope we have as an anchor of the soul", contained in Hebrews, Chapter 6, verses 18 and 19.
		The state mineral, Bowenite, is a close relative of jade and can be considered a semi-precious gem stone. It is found in northern Rhode Island and was first discovered in the early 1800's by geologist George Bowen.
		The greatest length of the state is 48 miles and the greatest width is 37 miles. Rhode Island has 35 islands within its territorial waters, the largest being Block Island, with an area of 10 square miles.
	www.sec.state.ri.us /library/riinfo/riinfo/knowrhode (5798 words)

	State Emblems
		Considered one of the State's most beautiful and diverse public gardens, it's 250 acres are home to wildflower, fern, bog and turf gardens, a pioneer village, a Braille trail and a special garden for the walking impaired.
		The Shag, one of the great developments of terpsichorean culture and native to this State, is performed to music known as rhythm and blues.
		Both the music and dance are structured on time signature and can be performed to almost any tempo, as long as the basic step is maintained and kept in time to the music.
	www.gaffney-sc.com /state.htm (898 words)

	Capitol Classroom - Grades 4-5 (Emblems and Symbols) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Over the years Virginia has passed legislation to select a state emblems and symbols.
		Virginia's state insect is the tiger swallowtail butterfly.
		The Mace is a ceremonial staff presented to the House of Delegates in 1700 by the Governor General of the Colony and Dominion of Virginia.
	legis.state.va.us /cap_class/4-5/4_5_emb_symb.html (391 words)

	State Information (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.tamu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		This shows a sky blue field with a central device: an Indian war shield of tan buckskin showing small crosses on the face -- the Indian design for stars -- and seven eagle feathers pendent for the edge of the shield.
		Oklahoma has for its state seal a symbol that was developed from the history of the state.
		Forty-five small stars surround the central star and these represent the forty-five states that made up the Union at the time Oklahoma became a state on November 16, 1907.
	www.state.ok.us.cob-web.org:8888 /osfdocs/stinfo.html (707 words)

	State Emblems \| 14 February 1956
		The cardinal became the state bird of the commonwealth in 1950.
		Another living emblem, the cardinal, became the state bird of the commonwealth in 1950.
		Six additional states have also selected this member of the finch family.
	www.vahistorical.org /onthisday/21456.htm (317 words)

	Rhode Island Office of the Secretary of State
		A searchable database listing the members of state boards and commissions, detailing who appointed them, their date of engagement and the expiration date of their term.
		A high school curriculum that focuses on government structure, the importance of voting, the electoral process, running for public office in Rhode Island, communicating with your elected officials, volunteerism and civic participation.
		Searchable database of all state and local public bodies with contact information, membership, open meetings information, regulations information and more.
	www.sec.state.ri.us /resources_for/students.html (312 words)

	Tasmanian State Emblems (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.tamu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		It was proclaimed as the State mineral in 2000.
		It was proclaimed as the State floral emblem on 5 December 1962.
		There are no official Tasmanian animal emblems, although the Tasmanian Devil is unofficially recognised as a symbol of Tasmanian wildlife and the yellow wattlebird is generally acknowledged to be our most identifiable bird.
	www.parliament.tas.gov.au.cob-web.org:8888 /tpl/InfoSheets/StateEmblems.htm (411 words)

	HB700 - OFFICIAL STATE EMBLEMS - Legan, Kenneth
		SCS HB 700 -- OFFICIAL STATE EMBLEMS This bill designates the paddlefish or spoonbill as the official state aquatic animal and the channel catfish as the official state fish.
		This bill designates the paddlefish as the official state aquatic animal and the catfish as the official state fish.
		HB 700 -- Official State Emblems Co-Sponsors: Legan, Williams(159) This bill designates the paddlefish as the official state aquatic animal and the catfish as the official state fish.
	www.house.state.mo.us /bills97/bills97/HB700.htm (244 words)

	Texas State Symbols, Emblems, and Mascots - SHG Resources
		Browse the state's symbols; state animal, state bird, state flower, state flag, state fossil, state insect, state motto, state seal, state tree, color, dance, fish, mammal, music, nut, reptile seal, and miscellaneous designations, emblems, and mascot of each state with pictures.
		View the state almanacs, state timelines and peruse state facts and stats such as the capitol, location, and date admitted to the union.
		Friendship, 1930 The state motto of Texas is "Friendship." The word, Texas, or Tejas, was the Spanish pronunciation of a Caddo Indian word meaning "friends" or "allies." House Concurrent Resolution No. 22, 41st Legislature, 4th Called Session (1930) p.
	www.shgresources.com /tx/symbols (417 words)

	Indiana State Emblems - cardinal
		The bird commonly known as the Red Bird or Cardinal (Richmondena Cardinalis Cardinalis) is hereby adopted and designated as the official state bird of the state of Indiana.
		The cardinal (Richmondena cardinalis cardinalis) was adopted as the state bird by the 1933 General Assembly (Indiana Code 1-2-8).
		The eggs, 2 to 4, are bluish-white with brown markings.
	www.statelib.lib.in.us /www/ihb/emblems/embbird.html (90 words)

	Capitol Classroom - Grades 9-12 (Symbols and Emblems) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The state flower and tree is the American dogwood.
		The state dog is the American fox hound.
		The cardinal and dogwood depict are two of our state emblems.
	legis.state.va.us /cap_class/9-12/9_12_emb_symb.html (369 words)

	State Symbols State Flags Capitals Outline Maps State Songs State Facts History Geography Cool Schools Forums
		Colorado State Fossil: Noel: Official state fossil was bone of contention for kids, lawmakers September 23, 2006: On a field trip in 1937, a Cañon City high school science class found a nearly complete stegosaurus skeleton.
		The brook or speckled trouth, serving as the state fish since 1975, was renamed as the official state "fresh-water" fish.
		Louisiana governor rejects state poem on grounds of insufficient 'literary merit': Gov. Kathleen Blanco has vetoed a bill that would have created a new state poem for Louisiana, saying she was told the lines of verse are not good enough.
	www.netstate.com /states (549 words)

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