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Arkansas Attorneys General
Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the West South Central region of the Southern United States. It borders Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, Texas to the southwest, and Oklahoma to the west. Its name derives from the Osage language, and refers to their relatives, the Quapaw people. The state's diverse geography ranges from the mountainous regions of the The Ozarks, Ozark and Ouachita Mountains, which make up the U.S. Interior Highlands, to the densely forested land in the south known as the Arkansas Timberlands, to the eastern lowlands along the Mississippi River and the Arkansas Delta. Previously part of French Louisiana and the Louisiana Purchase, the Territory of Arkansas was admitted to the Union as the 25th state on June 15, 1836. Much of the Delta had been developed for cotton plantations, and landowners there largely depended on Slavery in the United States, enslaved African Americans' labor. In 1861, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regnat Populus
The Great Seal of Arkansas is used to authenticate certain documents issued by the Government of Arkansas. The phrase is used both for the physical Seal (emblem), seal itself, which is kept by the List of governors of Arkansas, governor, and more generally for the design impressed upon it. The seal was modified to its present form on May 23, 1907. Design Title 1 of the Arkansas Code specifies that the seal “shall present the following impressions, devices and emblems, to wit: An eagle at the bottom, holding a scroll in its beak, inscribed ‘Regnat populus,’ a bundle of arrows in one claw and an olive branch in the other; a shield covering the breast of the eagle, engraved with a steamboat at top, a beehive and plow in the middle, and sheaf of wheat at the bottom; the Liberty (personification), Goddess of Liberty at the top, holding a wreath in her right hand, a pole in the left hand, surmounted by a Phrygian cap, liberty cap, and surrounded by a circle of stars outside of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
