El Monte Municipal Code Ch. 1.08 City Seal

There shall be provided for the city a common seal of which the City Clerk shall be the custodian and which shall be of the description following, to wit:

A circular space of two inches in diameter, around the upper circumference of which shall be the words "City of El Monte" with two stars on each side of the phrase. Around the lower circumference shall be the words "California". Inside of said words shall be a circle seven thirty-seconds inches in width. Inside the circle shall be the words "End of the Santa Fe" in the upper circumference, and the word "Trail" in the lower circumference. A yellow ribbon seven thirty-seconds inches in width will span horizontally across the entire width of the seal and will have words which read "Inc. 1912". The interior diameter of the seal shall be one inch and three-sixteenths inches in width and contains a covered wagon; a trail; a structure situated on green hills, and brown mountains located against light blue sky and white puffy clouds.

This common seal of the city shall hereinafter be referred to in this chapter as the "city seal."

"City seal" shall mean and include any and all logos and multiple seals used by the city of El Monte in its regular course of business. For the purpose of this chapter, any additions, corrections and/or deletions made to the city seal shall be done through a resolution.

(Ord. 2651 § 1, 2005; Ord. 2589 § 1, 2003: editorially amended during 1999 recodification; prior code § 2700)

No person shall place the "city seal" or any copy, facsimile or reproduction thereof on any written or printed material supporting or opposing any candidate or candidates for any elective public office or supporting or opposing any state or Federal legislation or any local or statewide referendum, initiative, or other ballot measure, and no person shall circulate or distribute any such written or printed material containing or bearing the "city seal" or any copy, facsimile or reproduction thereof.

(Ord. 2589 § 2 (part), 2003)

A. Authorized Uses. Section 1.08.020 of this chapter shall not prohibit:

1. Certain Uses Authorized by Council. Use of the city seal or a copy, facsimile or reproduction thereof on written material in support of, or in opposition to, any state or Federal legislation or statewide referendum, initiative or other ballot measure when specifically authorized by resolution of the City Council.

2. Use on City Letterhead. Use of the city letterhead bearing the city seal by a member of the City Council for individual correspondence, or the reproduction and distribution of such a letter by its recipient, provided such reproduction comes at no cost to the city.

B. Unauthorized Use. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to authorize the mass production, mass mailing or mass distribution of any such letter or written material on city stationery (including city stationery or written material bearing the city seal) or otherwise at the city's expense, or any use of public funds in connection with any political campaign or issue. Such use of city stationery or other written material bearing the city seal shall be prohibited.

(Ord. 2589 § 2 (part), 2003)

No person shall place the city seal or any copy, facsimile or reproduction thereof on any written or printed material for any commercial, business or private purpose unless specifically authorized by resolution of the City Council.

(Ord. 2589 § 2 (part), 2003)

No person shall place any imitation of the city seal on any written or printed material which is designed, calculated, intended or likely to confuse, deceive or mislead the public or cause the reader of such written or printed material to believe it to be an official city publication, and no person shall circulate or distribute any such written or printed material within the city.

(Ord. 2589 § 2 (part), 2003)

City Seal

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