§ 2-1. City seal.

(a)

The seal for the city shall be and consist of a metallic disc containing, within a plain border indicating a ship's wheel, mounted externally with eight (8) evenly spaced spokes, the following inscription "CORPORATION OF NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA," in Roman letters; double lines both parallel to the external border, the outer and inner lines forming an incomplete circle, which is completed by a separate arc at the top containing the date 1958; springing from the inner line at the bottom of the circle, and as a continuation of said line, is the Warwick Elm, in the background of which are three (3) ships, the Susan Constant on the right of the trunk and the Godspeed and Discovery on the left of the trunk.

(b)

Neither the city seal nor any image or reproduction thereof can be used by any person or entity, other than by the city government or an agency, board, commission, department or a current officer thereof, for official city business, unless same is authorized by specific provision of law or by any policy regulating the use of the city seal promulgated hereunder.

(Ord. No. 30; Code 1961, § 1-6; Ord. No. 5697-01, § 1)

(Ord. No. 30; Code 1961, § 1-6; Ord. No. 5697-01, § 1)