[Ord. No. 98-141 §§1—2, 7-30-1998]
A.
The County
Council of St. Charles County, Missouri, hereby recognizes the positive
attributes of the Amelanchier tree and hereby designates
it as the official County tree for St. Charles County, Missouri.
B.
Residents
of St. Charles County are hereby encouraged to plant the Amelanchier
tree and encourage its municipalities to plant this splendid native
tree in their parks and public areas.
[Ord. No. 99-52 §§1—3, 5-3-1999]
A.
Description Of The Seal. The County Seal is hereby established
as described:
On the right half of the circle are two men in silhouette, the
outermost figure to the foreground and the inner figure to the rear
left of him. The two men face toward the left. The figure in the foreground,
wearing a cap in the manner of a raccoon-skin, has his right leg slightly
ahead of his left and both hands grip a musket. The figure in the
rear, wearing a tricorner hat, stands with right hand and index finger
outstretched pointing toward the western lands of the United States.
The figures are shaded from dark to medium, the darkest shading being
to the right of the figure. In the background, stretching from side
to side is a river and a river bank lush with trees and foliage. On
the left of the bank, the sun with soft halo illuminates the scene.
Beneath the figures, a horizontal bar with a solid block of color
contains three stars, the whole surrounded by a scroll inscribed with
the words "THE SEAL OF" at the top and "ST. CHARLES COUNTY" at the
bottom, all in roman capitals, which seal shall be in a circular form
and not more than two and a half inches in diameter. The seal may
be in monotone or in multicolor.
All directions in this description are from the point of view
of a person facing the observer of the seal.
B.
Symbolism Of The Seal. On May 17, 1804 William Clark arrived
at the town of St. Charles to await the arrival of Meriwether Lewis
from St. Louis. Five days later, on May 21, 1804, Lewis and Clark
led the Corps of Discovery out into the Missouri River to begin the
exploration of the Missouri River and the western regions of the Northern
continent ordered by President Thomas Jefferson. Lewis and Clark stand
as the principle figures in the County seal symbolizing the May 1804
voyage of discovery which began in St. Charles County. The historic
Missouri River is seen behind them. The sun is seen in the east behind
the river, denoting the northern flow of the Missouri River at the
St. Charles docking site, as Meriwether Lewis points up the river
which will carry them west. A solid banner across the bottom of the
circle contains three stars to symbolize three nations under which
flags St. Charles County has existed: Spain, France and the United
States.
C.
County
Seal shall be as follows:
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[Ord. No. 07-037 §1, 2-27-2007]
Any St. Charles County officer required by applicable law to affix his or her seal to any instrument shall use for that purpose the County Seal authorized by Section 100.160, Ordinances of St. Charles County, Missouri, with a similar scroll inscribed, however, with the title of the County officer in Roman capitals at the top and with the words "ST. CHARLES COUNTY, MO" at the bottom.
[Ord. No. 04-029 §1, 2-24-2004]
County buildings, parks and lots, except for the Family Arena,
shall be named or renamed by ordinance.
