To Adopt an Official Flag Code of the United States: Hearing Before the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, Seventieth Congress, First Session on H.J. Res 11. January 25, 1928 |
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adopt an official aloft and free amendments American Legion American Revolution Army and Navy BETTELHEIM blue field Brand bill Captain CRAVEN casket Chairman and gentlemen CHARLES BRAND clergyman or speaker Colonel OVENSHINE committee Crêpe desecration displaying the flag DOMINICK DYER eight vertical rows emblem face the flag favor feet flag law flag's own right Fly length fringe gation or audience Government Gridley Adams halfstaff HATTON W hear HERSEY Hoist width horizontal stripe House Joint Resolution HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 25 Joint Resolution 11 legislative letter line 14 lowering the flag MICHENER MONTAGUE national colors National Flag Conference observer's left official flag code Omit the words organization patriotic societies peak penalty pennants of societies pole position of honor POWELL President RICHARD YATES ROYAL H salute six horizontal speaker's right STATEMENT Union Jack United United States Navy Wainwright bill War Department Washington white stars YATES ZEBULON WEAVER
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Page 16 - That on the admission of every new State into the Union, one star be added to the union of the Flag ; and that such addition shall take effect on the fourth of July next succeeding such admission.
Page 17 - States is displayed from a staff projecting horizontally or at an angle from the window sill, balcony, or front of a building, the union of the flag should be placed at the peak of the staff unless the flag is at half staff.
Page 17 - When the Flag is suspended over a sidewalk from a rope extending from a house to a pole at the edge of the sidewalk, the Flag should be hoisted out, union first, from the building.
Page 17 - The flags should be of approximately equal size. International usage forbids the display of the flag of one nation above that of another nation in time of peace.
Page 17 - When the flag is displayed over the middle of the street, it should be suspended vertically with the union to the north in an east and west street or to the east in a north and south street.