[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Haverhill as
Ch. 1, Art. III, of the 1963 City Code (Ch. 33, Art. II, of the 1980 Code).
Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
City Flag — See Ch. 39.
A.
The following shall be the device of the Seal of the
City:
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B.
Description.
(1)
A circle enclosing the legend in the rim: over the top,
the word "HAVERHILL" and below, the words "SETTLED 1640, INSTITUTED A CITY
1870."
(2)
Inside the rim, a beaded circle enclosing the coat of
arms: a shield; in top a right arm embowed, holding in the hand a shoemaker's
hammer; on the right side a slipper and on the left a congress boot; in base
a landscape with Golden Hill and the rising sun; on the right side two Indian
wigwams; on the left a block of modern factories; separating the same a glimpse
of Merrimack River.
(3)
Beneath the arms a wreath of oak and laurel, the oak
on the left side, the laurel on the right side.
(4)
Crest, a mural coronet; in a scroll over the crest the
Indian name of Haverhill: PENTUCKET.
The City Seal shall be in the keeping of the City Clerk, and all deeds
and other legal documents made, given or entered into by the City, requiring
a seal, shall be sealed with the City Seal.
