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State Mottos
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A list of US state slogans is available, as well
as a list of US state nicknames, origin of the state names, and the state resident's
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Nebraska Symbols
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Nebraska State Motto
"Equality Before the Law"
Adopted in 1867.
Language: English
Focus: Equal Rights
Nebraska's motto is not an official Motto, as such, but is accepted as an element of its official seal. It was adopted in 1867.
There are three states with mottos that focus on rights:
- Alabama: "Audemus jura nostra defendere" (We Dare Maintain Our Rights)
- Nebraska: "Equality Before the Law"
- Wyoming: "Equal Rights"
Statute
Nebraska Statutes, Chapter 84, Section 84-501.
CHAPTER 84. STATE OFFICERS.
SECTION 84-501. SECRETARY OF STATE; GREAT SEAL; CUSTODIAN.
84-501
Secretary of State; Great Seal; custodian.
The Secretary of State shall safely keep and not suffer to be imitated or counterfeited the Great Seal of
the State of Nebraska of the form and design prescribed by the Act approved June 15, 1867, as follows:
Source:
Laws 1867, § 1, p. 57; R.S.1913, § 5569; C.S.1922, § 4873; C.S.1929, § 84-501. Note: Section 1 of the act of
1867 is as follows: "Section 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Nebraska, That the
Secretary of State be, and he is hereby authorized and required to procure, at the cost and expense of the
state, and as soon after the passage of this act as practicable, a seal for the state, to be designated and
known as the Great Seal of the State of Nebraska, and of the design and device following, that is to say:
The eastern part of the circle to be represented by a steamboat ascending the Missouri river; the mechanic
arts to be represented by a smith with hammer and anvil; in the foreground, agriculture to be represented by
a settler's cabin, sheaves of wheat and stalks of growing corn; in the background a train of cars heading
towards the Rocky Mountains, and on the extreme west, the Rocky Mountains to be plainly in view; around the
top of this circle to be in capital letters, the motto. 'EQUALITY BEFORE THE LAW,' and the circle to be
surrounded with the words, 'Great Seal of the State of Nebraska, March 1st, 1867.' " |
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Mottos of the States
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State motto is a word, phrase, or sentence inscribed on or
attached to a coin, building, or other object. A state motto expresses an important idea for a group
of people within the state.
motto (ˈmä-(ˌ)tō)
n.
Etymology:
Italian, from Late Latin muttum grunt, from Latin muttire to mutter
Date: 15th century
1: a sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative
of its character or use
2: a short expression of a guiding principle |
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