UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS APR2 9 1979 yaw Liaealll \\ Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2021 with funding from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Alternates https://archive.org/details/uniformflaglawdrOOnati ao ‘ VHOWSM NOFA WP NOW EUNDH at VN tu UNIFORM FLAG LAW Drafted by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws and by it approved and recommended for enactment in all the States at its conference in Saratoga Springs, New York, August 29 to September 3, 1917 — =o =o OF Approved by the American Bar Association at its meeting in Cleveland, Ohio, August 28-30, 1918 AN AGT TO PREVENT AND PUNISH THE DESECRATION, MUTILATION OR IMPROPER USE OF THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND OF THIS STATE, AND 08 ANY FLAG, STANDARD COLOR, ENSIGN OR SHIELD AUTHORIZED BY LAW. SECTION 1. [Definition.] The words flag, standard, color, en- Sign or shield, as used in this act, shall include any flag, standard, color, ensign or shield, or copy, picture or Porm enete tation thereof, made of any substance or represented or produced thereon, and of any size, evidently purporting to be such flag, standard, color, ensign or shield of the United States or of this state, or a copy, picture or representation thereof. SECTION 2. [Desecration.] No person shall, in any manner, for exhibition or_display: (a) place or cause to be placed any word, figure, mark, picture, design, drawing or advertisement of any nature upon any flag, standard, color, ensign or shield of the United States or of this state, or authorized by any law of the United States or of this state; or (b) expose to public view any such flag, standard, color, ensign or shield upon which shall have been printed, painted or otherwise produced, or to which shall have been attached, appended, affixed or annexed any such word, figure, mark; picture, design, drawing or advertisement; or (c) expose to public view for sale, manufacture, or other- wise, or to sell, give or have in possession for sale, for eift or for use for any purpose, any substance, being an article of merchandise, or receptacle, or thing for holding or carrying merchandise, upon or to which shall have been produced or attached any such flag, standard, color, ensign or shield, in order to advertise, call attention to, decorate, mark or distinguish such article or substance. 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[Exceptions.] This statute shall not apply to any act permitted by the statutes of the United States (or of this state), or by the United States Army and Navy regulations, nor shall it apply to any printed or written document or production, stationery, ornament, picture or jewelry whereon shall be de- picted said flag, standard, color, ensign or shield with no de- sign or words thereon and disconnected with any advertisement. SECTION 5. [PenaltyjJ Any violation of Section Two of this act shall be a misdemeanor and punishable by a fine of not more than (Mtb hives ea wOOLLars. why Violation of Section Three of this act chatl be punishable by a fine of not more Than wesevewsesiecnrcas dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than ...seceees eeOay Ss or by both fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the Court. SECTION 6. [Inconsistent Acts Repealed.] All laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. SECTION 7. 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