Fremont Regional Symbols Act of 2016With thanks to Senator ScottSection 1. TitleThis legislation may be cited as the Northern Regional Symbols Act of 2016.
Sec. 2. Flag of FremontThe flag of Fremont shall be a 3:2 ratio flag. The center shall be an ocean blue circle, representing the great Pacific Ocean, with a white butterfly and the motto of Fremont:
Nil Sine Numine. The rest of the flag shall be split into four quarters. The top quarter shall be dirt brown with seven white stars, representing our plains states: Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Wyoming, and Montana. The right quarter shall be a forest green with three white stars, representing the Pacfic Northwest states: Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. The bottom quarter shall be a pale brown with seven white stars, representing our desert states: Utah, Colorado, California, Arizona, Nevada, and New Mexico. The right quarter shall be sky blue with two white stars, representing the non-contigous states: Alaska and Hawaii. (Mock-Up here:
http://imgur.com/Rno5xAH)
Sec. 3. Great Seal of FremontThe Great Seal of Fremont will be an ocean blue circle, representing the Pacific Ocean, with a white butterfly in the middle, with "Fremont" in white text above it and "
Nil sine numine" in white text below it. (Mock-Up here:
http://imgur.com/xdAmtH6)
Sec. 4. Official MottoThe official motto of Fremont shall be inscribed in Latin:
Nil sine numine, translated to English as
Nothing without providence.
Sec. 5. Official FlowerThe official flower of Fremont shall be the
Philadelphus lewisii, better known as Lewis' mock-orange.
Sec. 6. Official BirdThe official bird of Fremont shall be the
Spinus tristis, better known as the American goldfinch.
Sec. 7. Official AnimalThe official animal of Fremont shall be the
Danaus plexippus, better known as the Monarch butterfly.
Sec. 8. Regional AnthemThe official anthem of Fremont shall be "The Railroad Cars Are Coming," a folk song, the lyrics as follows:
The great Pacific railway,
For California hail!
Bring on the locomotive,
Lay down the iron rail.
Across the rolling prairies,
By steam we're bound to go,
The railroad cars are coming, humming,
Through New Mexico,
The railroad cars are coming, humming,
Through New Mexico.
The prairie dogs in dogtown
Will wag each little tail,
They'll think that something's coming,
Just flying down the rail.
The rattlesnake will show its fangs,
The owl tu-whit tu-who.
While railroad cars are coming, humming,
Through New Mexico,
The railroad cars are coming, humming,
Through New Mexico.
Sec. 9. EnactmentThe contents of this act shall go into effect immediately upon passage.