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COUNTY LOCAL LAWS

FOR THE METAL PARTS, AND BURNT SIENNA FOR THE WOOD PARTS.
The background consisting of rolling hills ARE COLORED
LIGHT AND DARK TERRA VERTE, THE TOBACCO PLANTS IN THE
FOREGROUND ARE CHROME MEDIUM GREEN AND THE SOIL IS MEDIUM
BURNT UMBER.]

A.    ORIGIN: THE SEAL OF HOWARD COUNTY, MARYLAND,
SHALL BE A COPY OF THE SEAL DESIGNED BY EDWARD STABLER
FOR THE HOWARD DISTRICT OF ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MARYLAND,
AND DATED 1840.

B.    DESIGN: THE SEAL BASED ON THE STABLER DESIGN
IS A SHOCK OF WHEAT, CENTRALLY DOMINANT, WITH A HAND PLOW
TO THE LEFT AND A SPIKE HARROW TO THE RIGHT. ALL THREE
ARE CENTERED IN A PLOWED FIELD WITH TOBACCO PLANTS
GROWING IN THE FOREGROUND. TREES AND ROLLING HILLS FORM
THE BACKGROUND. A CLOUDLESS SKY FORMS THE UPPER THIRD OF
THE DESIGN.

C.    COLOR RENDERING: WHEN RENDERED IN COLOR THE
DESIGN COLORS SHALL BE: THE SKY - PRUSSIAN BLUE-MED.; THE
WHEAT - YELLOW OCHRE; THE HILLS - GRADUATED SHADES OF
TERAVERTE; THE TOBACCO PLANT IN THE FOREGROUND -
CHROME-GREEN-MED.; THE TREES - A DARK SHADE OF CHROME
GREEN; THE SOIL - BURNT UMBER-MED.; THE SPIKE HARROW AND
THE PLOW BLADE - IVORY BLACK DILUTED TO GRAY; AND THE
PLOW HANDLES - BURNT SIENNA-MED.

D.    DISPLAYING: THE COUNTY SEAL SHALL BE
DISPLAYED ON THE WALL OF THE COUNTY COUNCIL HEARING ROOM,
ELLICOTT CITY, MARYLAND. THE SEAL MAY BE DISPLAYED IN
OTHER COUNTY BUILDINGS.

[D.] E. ATTESTING: The duly elected County
Executive of Howard County, the duly appointed Secretary
to the County Council of Howard County, and the duly
appointed County Administrator of Howard County shall
attest to the County Seal.

Section 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED BY THE COUNTY
COUNCIL OF HOWARD COUNTY, MARYLAND, that this Act is
hereby declared to be an emergency measure and necessary
for the immediate preservation of the public health,
safety, and welfare; and having been passed by the
affirmative vote of two—thirds of the members elected to
the Council, it shall take effect from the date of its
enactment.

This Bill, having been approved by the Executive and
returned to the Council, stands enacted on November 9,
1973.