Vorarlberg state seal
The Vorarlberg state seal is used to certify documents.
It is circular and has the Vorarlberg coat of arms with the inscription "Land Vorarlberg ". In place of seals pressed into wax or sealing wax , rubber and dry stamps with the state coat of arms have been used since the 19th century .
The stamping stock is kept in safe custody by the Vorarlberg state government and only the president of the state parliament and the state government have the right to use it.
history
Seals have been used to authenticate documents in general since the high Middle Ages .
For a long time, the Vorarlberg stands did not have their own seal. The three dominant cities of Bregenz , Feldkirch and Bludenz attached their seals to the documents. Later, in 1762, these three municipal seals were drawn together to form the seal of the Vorarlberg estates for technical reasons. In 1849 Vorarlberg was united with Tyrol and was only recognized as a separate state in an administrative unit with the "prince-duchy of Tyrol" through the February patent in 1861. Until 1918, the state seal showed the state coat of arms awarded by Emperor Franz Josef in 1863.
With the design of a state seal, a proposal for a state coat of arms was submitted to the emperor. This was approved and since 1918/19 the state seal has shown the new state coat of arms.
In 1969 it was enshrined in law as a national symbol and in 1984 corresponding regulations were added to the national constitution .
Legal basis
→ Main article Vorarlberg coat of arms
The state symbols of the country are the state coat of arms, the state seal, the state anthem and the state colors .
The legal basis is Article 6, Paragraph 3 of the Vorarlberg State Constitution :
- "The state seal has the state coat of arms with the inscription 'Land Vorarlberg'."
The state seal is in the Law on State Symbols, LGBl. No. 11/1996, 58/2001, regulated in more detail. Only the President of the State Parliament and the members of the State Government have the right to fly the official flag . According to §§ 248 Abs. 2, 225 and 227 Criminal Code , Federal Law Gazette No. 60/1974, the state seal also enjoys criminal protection.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Landeswappen Vorarlberg ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Landesgeschichte ( Memento of the original from September 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
