There shall continue to be one seal for the public use of the state; the form of an anchor shall be engraved thereon; the motto thereof shall be the word 'Hope'; and in a circle around the outside shall be engraved with the words, 'Seal of the State of Rhode Island, 1636'. History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 5, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 5, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 5, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 19, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 42-4-2; P.L. 2007, ch. 340, § 7.
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