[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Suffield 3-25-1969 (§ 2-1 of the 1987
Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
The following described Seal shall be the Official Seal of the
Town: Perfect concentric circles forming a border and embracing within
them, in an arc in the upper half, the words "Seal of the Town" and,
in an arc in the lower half, the words "Suffield, Connecticut"; in
the center, a shield in which is shown the sun shining upon a representation
of the Connecticut valley and the Connecticut River; atop the shield,
a representation of the first meeting house in Suffield and an oak
tree representing the Charter Oak; to the left of the shield, an early
settler of the Town; to the right of the shield an Indian, the earliest
inhabitant of the settlement; and below the shield, the inscription
"Settled in 1670," surmounted by tobacco leaves representing an early
and important product of the Town. The border within the two concentric
circles forming the margin of the Seal shall be blue; all inscriptions
shall be in black; the pictorial representation shall be in colors
appropriate to the subjects they represent; and all the foregoing
shall be upon a white background.
An original drawing of the Seal, made in conformity with the
provisions of this chapter, shall be filed with the Town Clerk not
less than 60 days following the adoption of this chapter and shall
be preserved by the Town Clerk in a suitable depository among the
archives of the Town.
The Seal of the Town shall be used only under the direction
and with the approval of the chief executive officer of the Town or
of the Town Clerk, for purposes related to the official business of
the Town; provided, however, that the chief executive officer or the
Town Clerk may authorize and approve reproduction of the Seal for
memorials and educational purposes.
