Flag Code Revision: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Federal Charters, Holidays, and Celebrations of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Ninety-third Congress, Second Session on S. 340 and S. J. Res. 91, June 7, 1974 |
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amended to read American Coalition American flag American Legion appellant bill cast contempt Chairman Coalition of Patriotic conduct CONGRESS THE LIBRARY customs pertaining defacing desecration display the flag face the flag Federal Flag Code FINGER flag commission flag desecration flag is displayed flag should never flown at half-staff Foreign Wars further Resolved Goguen half-staff honor inserting in lieu Joint Resolution 91 lapel Leetch legislation LIBRARY OF CONGRES LIBRARY OF CONGRESS lieu thereof Massachusetts Massachusetts statute Men without hats National Anthem national flag O'CONNOR parade Patriotic Societies physical integrity Pledge of Allegiance present President prohibits provisions Public Law read as follows render the military right hand Senator Gurney Senator HRUSKA Senator PELL Senator Tower speaker's staff stand at attention STOVER striking out section subcommittee supra Supreme Court thereof the following tion treats contemptuously U.S. Flag U.S. Senator uniform United States Code United States flag Veterans Day Veterans of Foreign
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Page 48 - I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation [under God,] indivisible, with liberty and justice for all," be rendered by standing with the right hand over the heart.
Page 5 - The flag should not be displayed on days when the weather is inclement. (d) The flag should be displayed on all days when the weather permits, especially on New Year's Day, January 1; Inauguration Day, January 20; Lincoln's Birthday, February 12 ; Washington's Birthday...
Page 55 - ... give away, or have in possession for sale, or to give away, or for use for any purpose any article, or substance...
Page 7 - That during the ceremony of hoisting or lowering the flag, or when the flag is passing in a parade or in a review, all persons present should face the flag, stand at attention, and salute. Those present in uniform should render the military salute. When not in uniform, men should remove the headdress with the right hand holding it at the left shoulder, the hand being over the heart.
Page 46 - States, cities, or localities, or pennants of societies are flown on the same halyard with the flag of the United States, the latter should always be at the peak.
Page 48 - ... person seeing the same without deliberation may believe the same to represent the flag, colors, standard, or ensign of the United States of America.
Page 45 - The flag should not be draped over the hood, top, sides, or back of a vehicle or of a railroad train or a boat. When the flag is displayed on a motorcar, the staff shall be fixed firmly to the chassis or clamped to the radiator cap.
Page 46 - When the flags are flown from adjacent staffs, the flag of the United States should be hoisted first and lowered last. No such flag or pennant may be placed above the flag of the United States or to the right of the flag of the United States.