(A) Description of seal. The corporate seal of the city shall be the same as heretofore provided and now used by the city. It shall be circular in form, two inches in diameter, with the words “City of Hamilton” on the upper edge, “Hancock Co., Illinois” on the lower edge, and the seal in the center engraved in Roman capitals upon the face thereof.
(B) Custody and use of seal. The City Clerk shall be the custodian of the corporate seal. He or she shall affix the corporate seal to all commissions or other official documents required to be issued by him or her and attest or countersign the same. He or she shall affix the seal to all official acts of the Mayor requiring it and, if necessary, attest the same. He or she shall also certify under the corporate seal, copies of any records, ordinances, documents, or papers in his or her office when required by any city officer or other person. In no case shall the impression of the corporate seal be binding upon the city, unless it be authorized by the laws or ordinances thereof and be attested by the official signature of the City Clerk.
(Prior Code, Chapter 3, Article 1)