TITLE 42
State Affairs and Government
CHAPTER 42-4
State Emblems
§ 42-4-1 Arms of state. – The arms of the state are a golden anchor on a blue field, and the motto thereof is the word "Hope".
§ 42-4-2 State seal. – There shall continue to be one seal for the public use of the state; the form of an anchor shall be engraven thereon; the motto thereof shall be the word "Hope"; and in a circle around the outside shall be engraven the words, "Seal of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, 1636".
§ 42-4-3 State flag. – The flag of the state shall be white, five feet and six inches (5'6") fly and four feet and ten inches (4'10") deep on the pike, bearing on each side in the center a gold anchor, twenty-two inches (22") high, and underneath it a blue ribbon twenty-four inches (24") long and five inches (5") wide, or in these proportions, with the motto "Hope" in golden letters thereon, the whole surrounded by thirteen (13) golden stars in a circle. The flag shall be edged with yellow fringe. The pike shall be surmounted by a spearhead and the length of the pike shall be nine feet (9'), not including the spearhead.
§ 42-4-4 State song. – (a) The song entitled "Rhode Island's It for Me," words by Charlie Hall, music by Maria Day and arrangement by Kathryn Chester, shall be and is hereby established as and declared to be the state song.
(b) The words and musical presentation of the state song shall be as follows:
§ 42-4-4.1 State march. – (a) The song entitled "Rhode Island," words and music by T. Clarke Brown, shall be and is hereby established as and declared to be the state march.
(b) The words and the musical presentation of the state march shall be as follows:
§ 42-4-5 State bird. – The breed of fowl, commonly known as the "Rhode Island red," is designated, and shall be known, as the official state bird.
§ 42-4-6 Lifesaving medal. – The secretary of state is hereby authorized and directed to provide a suitable medal and certificate that would be awarded with official ceremony by the governor on the part of any firefighter, police, or other citizen who saves human life in this state.
§ 42-4-7 Annual appropriation. – For the purpose of carrying § 42-4-6 into effect, the sum of five hundred dollars ($500) is hereby annually appropriated out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated; and the state controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of such sum, or so much thereof as may be required from time to time, upon receipt by him or her of properly authenticated vouchers.
§ 42-4-8 State tree. – The tree commonly known as the "red maple" (acer rubrum) is hereby designated as the state tree.
§ 42-4-9 State flower. – The flower commonly known as the "violet" (viola sororia) is hereby designated as the state flower.
§ 42-4-10 State representation at presidential inauguration activities. – Whenever the governor designates a school to represent the state in connection with any presidential inauguration activities or at the inaugural parade in Washington, the state shall reimburse that school for expenses in an amount not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000).
§ 42-4-11 State symbol of American folk art. – The Charles I.D. Looff carousel (also known as the Crescent Park carousel) is hereby designated as the state symbol of American folk art for the state.
§ 42-4-12 State shell. – The shellfish, commonly known as the "quahaug" (mercenaria mercenaria), is hereby designated as the state shell for the state.
§ 42-4-13 Official state fruit. – The variety of apple known as the Rhode Island greening is hereby designated as the official state fruit for the state.
§ 42-4-14 State flagships. – The replica of the Continental sailing vessel known as "Providence" is hereby designated as the official flagship and tall ship ambassador of the state.
§ 42-4-15 State drink. – Coffee milk is hereby designated as the official state drink for the state.
§ 42-4-16 State fish. – The fish commonly known as the "Striped Bass" (morone saxatilis) is designated as the official state fish.
§ 42-4-17 State Tartan. – (a) The St. Andrews Society of RI, Inc. is authorized to create, authenticate and register, at the sole expense of the society, the official tartan of the state, to be called "the state of Rhode Island tartan".
(b) For the purposes of this section, "tartan" means any of many textile patterns consisting of stripes of varying widths and colors crossed at right angles against a solid background, each forming a distinctive design worn by the members of a Scottish clan.
CHAPTER 42-4.1
Rhode Island State Yacht "Courageous"
§ 42-4.1-1 Legislative findings and purpose. – (a) The general assembly hereby finds that:
(1) Yachting and yacht racing are vital elements of the tourist and manufacturing economies of the state of Rhode Island. The competition for the America's Cup that was staged in Rhode Island waters for almost fifty (50) years is an important part of the cultural heritage of the state.
(2) As a participant in five (5) America's Cup regattas, and a two-time successful defender of the America's Cup, the twelve-meter yacht COURAGEOUS best exemplifies the spirit of America's Cup competition during the era when this competition was based in Newport.
(3) The yacht COURAGEOUS is now owned by the museum of yachting, a not-for-profit corporation organized and located at Fort Adams State Park in Newport.
(4) It is in the public interest that the yacht COURAGEOUS be maintained as a living example of the involvement of the city of Newport and the state of Rhode Island as the host and location of the America's Cup competition, the longest-running sports competition in the world.
(b) The purpose of this chapter is to provide the inspirational backing of the state of Rhode Island for the maintenance of the yacht COURAGEOUS, in the ownership of a public, nonprofit entity, as an exhibit and monument to the importance of the yachting industry to the heritage and commerce of the state of Rhode Island.
§ 42-4.1-2 Designation of Rhode Island state yacht. – The twelve-meter yacht "COURAGEOUS" is designated the Rhode Island state yacht.
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