Chapter 1.20 — TOWN SEAL
Mammoth Lakes Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Mammoth Lakes
1.20.010. - Adoption; purpose.¶
The Town has adopted by resolution a Town seal. The seal is the impression made by that certain instrument retained and used by the Town Clerk for the purpose of attesting documents as acts of the Town Council. The general design and the details of the impression made by the Town Seal shall correspond with the design designated in Section 1.20.020.
(Code 1990, § 1.20.030; Ord. No. 18-04, § 1(exh. A), 8-1-2018)
1.20.020. - Use.¶
The Town seal, or any facsimile thereof, shall not be affixed to any document or writing, except by the Town Clerk or such assistants to the Town Clerk as may be authorized by the same, and except for the purpose of attesting the document to be an act of the Town Council.
(Code 1990, § 1.20.040; Ord. No. 18-04, § 1(exh. A), 8-1-2018)
1.20.030. - Omission; effect.¶
No act of the Town Council or document in evidence thereof shall be invalid by reason of the omission of the Town seal.
(Code 1990, § 1.20.050; Ord. No. 18-04, § 1(exh. A), 8-1-2018)
1.20.040. - Loss.¶
In the event of loss of the instrument used for affixing the seal, the words "Seal, Town of Mammoth Lakes, California," written by the Town Clerk in attestation of a document, shall constitute the Town seal.
(Code 1990, § 1.20.060; Ord. No. 18-04, § 1(exh. A), 8-1-2018)
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