(A) There is hereby adopted a city seal, which is described as follows. The city seal is a round disc with a border; on top of the border, reading from left to right, are the words and initials “Seal of Whiteville, N.C.”, and immediately below those words and initials, still on the border, on either side, are two ties, or hands of tobacco, and directly on the bottom of the border is the date of the original incorporation of the city, “1833”; and in the center of the circle there is a reproduction of the Columbus County courthouse that is situated within the city, and the reproduction of the courthouse also shows a flag staff with the American flag flying at the head of the staff.
(B) The City Clerk shall be the custodian of the city seal, and shall affix the seal to all documents and instruments which, by law, are required to bear the seal when directed to do so by competent authority.
(2009 Code, § 10.22)