The seal of the Town of LaGrange is hereby adopted to be the
seal currently in use by the Town.
A. Description
of seal. The seal consists of a circular shape, the outside circumference
consisting of two perfectly concentric circles forming a border to
a circular inner rope design, with a black bold inner concentric circle.
Immediately within this bold circle are the bolded words " TOWN OF
LAGRANGE DUTCHESS COUNTY, NEW YORK" arranged in a circular manner,
the phrase TOWN OF LAGRANGE" being separated from the words " DUTCHESS
COUNTY, NEW YORK" by three bold stars on either side. Immediately
within the words above mentioned is a braided circle. Immediately
within is the Town of LaGrange crest which is the shape of a shield
with the outermost border consisting of a blue background with white
freedom bells, with the innermost portion of the shield being orange
in color with a diagonal yellow bar forming from the upper left hand
corner to the lower right hand corner of the inner shield. Immediately
above the full shield, inscribed in black bold numbers is the year
of 1821.
B. The following
is an enlarged pictograph of said seal:
Knowingly displaying any printed or other likeness of the Town
seal, or any facsimile thereof, in, or in connection with, any advertisement,
poster, circular, book, pamphlet, or other publication, public meeting,
play, motion picture, telecast, social media posting or other production,
or on any building, monument, or stationery, for the purpose of conveying,
or in a manner reasonably calculated to convey, a false impression
of sponsorship or approval by the Town Board of the Town of LaGrange
or by any department, agency, or instrumentality thereof shall be
prohibited.
A. This chapter
does not prohibit the use of the Town seal in the exercise of the
free speech clause, as guaranteed by the First Amendment to the United
States Constitution or Article I, Section 8 of the New York State
Constitution wherein the use is accompanied by a conspicuous notification
that the communication is neither sponsored nor approved by the Town
Board of the Town of LaGrange.
Any person violating the provisions of this chapter shall be
punished by a fine of not more than $1,000, or by imprisonment for
not more than 15 days or both.