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Source https://www.kennett.pa.us/DocumentCenter/View/5635/Agenda-Item-6_c_Ordinance-296
KENNETT TOWNSHIP
CHESTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
ORDINANCE NO. 296
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF KENNETT, CHESTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF KENNETT TOWNSHIP TO ADOPT AN OFFICIAL
TOWNSHIP COAT OF ARMS, CREST, SEAL, AND FLAG; REPEALING ALL INCONSISTENT
ORDINANCES OR PARTS THEREOF; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors of Kennett
Township has enacted the Code of Ordinances of Kennett Township which
contains, inter alia, administrative legislation; and
WHEREAS, the
Board of Supervisors desires to adopt and use an official Township Coat of
Arms, Crest, and Seal, on all correspondence, its website, and all other
means of communicating with the public, and an official Township Flag for
display at the Township Building; and
WHEREAS, the Board of
Supervisors has chosen an official Township Coat of Arms, Crest, Seal and
Flag that contains elements that reflect the history, heritage, and culture
of Kennett Township; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors desires to
adopt the Coat of Arms, Crest, Seal, and Flag as the official Township Coat
of Arms, Crest, Seal, and Flag of Kennett Township, and provide for their
use on all manner of communications with the public and for display at the
Township Building;
NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby ENACTED and ORDAINED
by the Board of Supervisors of Kennett Township, Chester County, as follows:
I. Part I of the Code of Ordinances of Kennett Township is amended to
add a new Chapter 4 as follows:
“CHAPTER 4 – OFFICIAL TOWNSHIP COAT
OF ARMS, CREST, SEAL, AND FLAG
ARTICLE 1 – ADOPTION OF OFFICIAL
TOWNSHIP COAT OF ARMS AND CREST
Sec. 4-1. A Coat of Arms and Crest, a
description of which appears below, is hereby adopted as the Official Coat
of Arms and Crest of Kennett Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, and it
shall be used on all manner of communications generated by the Township in
its official capacity.
ARMS: Per pale Vert and Argent three American
Sycamore Leaves the stems conjoined in pallcounter changed.
CREST: On
a wreath Argent and Vert A Representation of the Old Kennett Meeting House
in 1777 proper in front of a demi Sun in splendor Or between on the dexter
the Flag of the United States of America in 1777 bendwise and on sinister
the Flag of Great Britain in 1777 bendwise sinister proper.
Sec. 4-2.
A rendering of the Official Township Coat of Arms and Crest is attached
hereto as Exhibit “A” and incorporated herein by reference.
ARTICLE
II. ADOPTION OF OFFICIAL TOWNSHIP SEAL
Sec. 4-3. A Seal, a
description of which appears below, is hereby adopted as the Official Seal
of Kennett Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, and it shall be used on
all manner of communications generated by the Township in its official
capacity.
SEAL: The Coat of Arms and Crest of Kennett Township,
Chester County, Pennsylvania, between two curling red ribbons linked at the
bottom by a red oval containing a mushroom, all surrounded by a green circle
edged on each side in gold containing the words in gold, “Kennett Township”
at the top and the Arabic numerals “1704” at the bottom. Between the words
is a gold keystone.
Sec 4-4. A rendering of the Official Seal is
attached hereto as Exhibit “B” and incorporated herein by reference.
ARTICLE III. ADOPTION OF OFFICAL TOWNSHIP FLAG
Sec. 4-5. A flag, a
description of which appears below, is hereby adopted as the Official Flag
of Kennett Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
FLAG: The Coat of
Arms of Kennett Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, namely: Per pale
Vert and Argent three American Sycamore Leaves the stems conjoined in pall
counterchanged; on a square banner of varying size as necessary.
Sec.
4-6. A rendering of the Official Township Flag is attached hereto as Exhibit
“C” and incorporated herein by reference.
ARTICLE IV. DESCRIPTION
Sec. 4-7. A description of the Township Coat of Arms, Crest, Seal, and
Flag is attached hereto as Exhibit “D” and incorporated herein by reference.
II. All ordinances or parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of
this Ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of the inconsistency.
III. The provisions of this Ordinance are declared to be severable. If
any provision on this Ordinance is declared by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid or unconstitutional, such determination shall
have no effect on the remaining provisions of this Ordinance or on the
provisions of the Code of Ordinances of Kennett Township.
IV. This
Ordinance shall become effective five (5) days following its legal enactment
however the use of the newly adopted Coat of Arms, Crest, and Seal shall
begin when current supplies of Township documents bearing existing graphics
have been exhausted. The Township Manager shall obtain a new seal embosser
containing the Official Township Seal adopted by this Ordinance and shall
obtain a new Township Flag as adopted by this Ordinance for display at the
Township Building.
ENACTED and ORDAINED this 18th day of May, 2022.
David Sigley, 2 June 2023
The Flag of the Township is a square heraldic banner of varying size containing its Arms.
David Sigley, 2
June 2023
image located by David Sigley, 2 June 2023
The Township Seal consists of the Arms and Crest between two wavy red ribbons symbolizing the two branches of the Red Clay Creek which runs through the Township. They are joined at the bottom to a small red oval with a mushroom on it. This gives reference to Kennett’s signature industry. On the circular band surrounding the Arms are the words, “Kennett Township,” and at the bottom the year, “1704,” indicating the year the Township was established. Between the words at the top is a gold keystone indicating the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
David Sigley, 2
June 2023
image located by David Sigley, 2 June 2023
The American Sycamore tree is found all over the Township and can be recognized by its white branches and mottled trunk. A large one stands beside the Township building. In colonial times sycamores were planted by streams to indicate drinkable water and, indeed, many are still to be found along the Red Clay Creek today. The Arms of the Township feature shield with three sycamore leaves “in pall,” that is flaring out from a center point in the counterchanged colors of green and white. The three leaves indicate the three centuries that the Township has been in existence.
David Sigley, 27 May 2023
image located by David Sigley, 2 June 2023
The Crest on a wreath at the top of the shield consists of a depiction of the Old Kennett Meeting House in front of two flags - the 1777 American and British banners. Behind all is a rising sun. This reminds us that the Battle of the Brandywine - the largest battle of the American Revolution - began in Kennett Township. The rising sun represents a new dawn of freedom for those who used the Underground Railroad and found their way to the Kennett Meeting House and to other homes of abolitionist Quaker families.
David Sigley, 2 June 2023