Resolve providing for the creation of a special commission relative to the seal and motto of the Commonwealth
Resolved, That there shall be a special commission to: (i) investigate the features of the official seal and motto of the commonwealth, under sections 2 to 6, inclusive, of chapter 2 of the General Laws, including those features that may be unwittingly harmful to or misunderstood by the citizens of the commonwealth; and (ii) examine and study the seal and motto of the commonwealth to ensure that they faithfully reflect and embody the historic and contemporary commitments of the commonwealth to peace, justice, liberty and equality and to spreading the opportunities and advantages of education. The commission shall make recommendations for a revised or new design of the seal of the commonwe…
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