Book Description

Excerpt from The Revised Ordinances of the City of Charleston, South Carolina: Revised and Codified by Direction of the City Council Section I. The Seal of the City of Charleston is described as follows: On the right in the foreground is a female figure seated, her right arm raised and forefinger pointing, her left arm down and left hand holding a sceptre; on the left is a ship under full sail; in the background is a water view of the City, with the steeples towering; immediately below the female figure are the words, "Carolopolis Condita A. D. 1670;" encircling the whole are the following inscriptions in Roman capitals: "Aedes mores juraque curat." About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.