The epistates ( ἐπιστάτης ), an official selected by lot for a single day from among the currently presiding prytany, chaired that day's meeting of the boule and, if there was one, that day's meeting of the assembly ; he also held the keys to the treasury and the seal to the city, and welcomed foreign ambassadors.

To seal official documents, he will usually use an inked stamp.

The official seal of the CIA, however, may not be copied without permission as required by the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 ().

Dartmouth's 1769 royal charter required the creation of a seal for use on official documents and diplomas.

On October 28, 1926, the trustees affirmed the charter's reservation of the seal for official corporate documents alone.

Ivory was also commonly carved into elaborate seals utilized by officials to " sign " documents and decrees by stamping them with their unique official seal.

Indeed, the official Latin title of the kings of France was Rex Francorum, i. e. " king of the Franks " ( until Louis ' grand-father's reign, Philip II whose seal reads Rex Franciae, i. e. " king of France "), and the kings of France were also known by the title " most Christian king " ( Rex Christianissimus ).

** the University of Louisville official seal

** the University of South Carolina official seal

** the University of North Carolina at Greensboro official seal.

The first day cover involving Muralitharan bears an official seal captioned as " The highest wicket taker in Test cricket, MUTHIAH MURALIDARAN, First Day of Issue 03. 12. 2007, Camp Post Office, Asgiriya International Cricket Stadium, Kandy ".

The removal of the official seal is punishable by law.

:" taught the Shanyu ( rulers of the Xiongnu ) to write official letters to the Chinese court on a wooden tablet () 31 cm long, and to use a seal and large-sized folder ".

As the country's head of state, in most countries the president is entitled to certain perquisites, and may have a prestigious residence ; often a lavish mansion or palace, sometimes more than one ( e. g. summer and winter residence, country retreat ) – for symbols of office, such as an official uniform, decorations, a presidential seal, coat of arms, flag and other visible accessories ; military honours such as gun salutes, Ruffles and flourishes, and a presidential guard.

" The seal of Jaazaniah carries the insignia of a rooster from the ruins of the biblical Judean kingdom at Mizpah, with the inscription of " belonging to Jaazaniah, servant to the king "., the first known representation of the chicken in Palestine, and from II Kings 25: 23, we know of one Jaazaniah the Maschathit, who was an official under Gedalish at Mizpah.

In the United States, the word " seal " is sometimes assigned to a facsimile of the seal design ( in monochrome or color ), which may be used in a variety of contexts including architectural settings, on flags, or on official letterheads.

Ichadon schemed with the king, convincing him to make a proclamation granting Buddhism official state sanction using the royal seal.

During her youth, Mary I was invested by her father, Henry VIII, with many of the rights and properties traditionally given to the Prince of Wales, including use of the official seal of Wales for correspondence.

As a result of the official charter being granted four years after the official founding of the college, the Amherst seal lists a date of 1825 ( MDCCCXXV ).

The only official explanation of the symbolism of the great seal was given by Charles Thomson upon presenting the final design for adoption by Congress.

The official description of the seal states that there should be thirteen stars in the " glory " above the eagle's head, thirteen stripes on the shield, and thirteen arrows in the eagle ’ s talon.

Similar to other nations, The United States of America needed an official symbol of sovereignty to formalize and seal ( or sign ) international treaties and transactions.

On the face of it, it is because he employs deductive techniques alien to official police routine.

According to the official interpretation of the Charter, a member cannot be penalized by not having the right to vote in the General Assembly for nonpayment of financial obligations to the `` special '' United Nations' budgets, and of course cannot be expelled from the Organization ( which you suggested in your editorial ), due to the fact that there is no provision in the Charter for expulsion.

This is an official preliminary contest of the Miss America Pageant held each September in Atlantic City.

The `` C '' club is composed of the men of the College who have won an official letter in Carleton athletics.

Be sure that this information is reasonably official and not just an unfounded opinion.

We were to discover, in fact, that quite a number of people share with us the impression that, in contrast to other Soviet regions, Moscow's atmosphere is depressingly subdued and official.

We have a brief glimpse of the Tsar's public personality, the `` official Boris '', but our real focus is on the excitement of the crowd -- a significant contrast with its halfhearted acclamation in the opening scene, its bitter resentment and fury in the final act.

Brooklyn College is distinctive for not having an official drinking place.

A more official representative is the Secretary of the Interior.

Even then, as you go into the house oppressed by the knowledge that something is cooking and that your house has passed under this unaccountable, official control, could you go on forgetting that you still had that ridiculous hat on your head and you were still carrying that childish horn in your hand??

But the simple truth is that higher education has never really been an official American Catholic project ; ;

Baseball commissioner Ford Frick has ruled that Ruth's record will remain official unless it is broken in 154 games.

and one U.S. official said: `` The key question now is which side picks up the phone first ''.

A top American official, after a look at Europe's factories, thinks the U.S. is in a `` very serious situation '' competitively.

This is often done in advance of the update of reporting databases and / or the issuance of official documents.

The standardized form of Austrian German for official texts and schools is defined by the Austrian Dictionary (), published under the authority of the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture.

For most speakers ( even native speakers ), this form of the language is generally difficult to understand, as it contains many highly specialised terms for diplomatic, internal, official, and military matters.

This is primarily due to the widespread usage of the Aramaic language as both a lingua franca and the official language of the Neo-Assyrian, and its successor, the Achaemenid Empire.

Schweitzer concludes that the 1st century theology, originating in the lifetimes of those who first followed Jesus, is both incompatible with, and far removed from, those beliefs later made official by the Roman Emperor Constantine in 325 CE.

The official name of the celebration in the Roman Rite liturgy of the Roman Catholic Church is " The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed ".

* 1933 – The Gestapo, the official secret police force of Nazi Germany, is established.

* 1962 – The first official Panda crossing is opened outside Waterloo station, London.

Though the U. S. federal government has no official language, English is the common language used by the federal government and is considered the de facto language of the United States because of its widespread use.

Although English has no official status in the Constitution, Australian English is Australia's de facto official language and is the first language of the majority of the population.