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 ig TITLE 4.-——1*‘LAG Ailfi) SEAL, SEA T U1·‘ C TITLE 4.-»FLA_G AND SEAL SEAT OF M, . Se it Tins: stripesnnd stars on. 7 imszasi ntlelliiollal Stairs. · 8  2   ui ilag for advertising purposes; mutilation of flag. 9  ei Ynitcd States. . · 10 tt i’·`§’3ii£llit‘llfSt}3t of g0\‘€l'llm0¤t. Sestisn 1. Flag; stripes and stars on.»—-—The flag of the-  t-.&;t~;i States shall he thirteen horizontal stripes, alternate x of ,._.l and white; and the unionof the flag shall be forty-eigllt » ,··,,-Qenitt» in a blue field} (R, S. § 1791.) S » , ·Q~ lj if. Same; additional stars.-On the admission of. a new' State , of ,,;;.t gse Union , one star shall be added to tithe. union of ”_ an of July then next succeeding SllCilV2l(l1l]lSSlUl1.` (ll.   at situ.} 1 e   · S »   c it   i _— of 3,. Tse of flag for advertising purposes; mutilationof fla_g.+— · by Ml eyewear who, within the District. of Columbia, in any man- P; M; tar. exliibition or display, shall. place or cause to hc. m `;ll}l··t·;i my word, figure,. marlr, picture, design, drawing ori ti; any :itl§'t*i'ilS(‘lllCDlC of any nature upon anylflag, standard, S; .·..i··i·s or ensigu of the United Statesof 'America;. or shall t-there or cause to beexposed to public review any such flag, ri a ».h»¤aia»i·tl. colors or cnsign upon which shall have been printed, l tl painted or otherwise placed,‘o`r to which-shall be attached, lei a;»pcmh·<l, aflixed or annexed any word, figure, mark, picture, __ ·l.·»l:n ur drawing, or any advertisement ofany nature; or tc who, within` the District of, Columbia, shall manufacture, sell, G ¢·xpasl· for sale or to public view or giveaway or have in pos-_ vi session for sale or to bevglven away or for use for any pul·p0Se,— l time article or substance being an article- or merchandise, or pz a zweptzicle for merchandise orarticle or thing for car_rying`_ g· or transporting merchandise, upon which shall have been 01 ··f” any such fla;·:,_ standard, colors or ensign, to advertise, call p· zmontion to, decorate, mark or] distinguish the article or sub- _smn<·¤» on iwhich so placed; or.-- who, ·witl1in the--District of 1; ullmnl»ia, shall publicly mutilate, deface, rdefile or defy, oz trsnlple upon or cast contemptjeither by 'word or act, upon; 0* any suclx flag, standard, colors or ensign, shall be deemed guilty A mia :1 ymisderneanor and shall be punished by a· fine not exceedq o his $100 or by imprisonment for not more than thirty days, or » mln. in the discretion of the court. Thewords “Hag, ‘st;andard," is <<·=i·»n·,<. or ensign," as used herein, shall include any flag, stand? to ami. colors, ensign or any picture or representation of either? i1 .•·r of any part or parts of either, made of any StlbSti8,IlC€ Ott- H ¤··—;»rg·s¤·nt4·d· on any substance, of any sizeevidently purport r· is; to be either of said dag, standard, colors or ensignof the l ¥’aig¢·<l`States of America or a picturedor a representation of tl l—l1l.e·r; upon ·which‘ shall beshown the colors, the stars and ll who stripes, in any numberof! either thereof, or of any part b "F hurts of e§ther, bywhich the average person seeing the y senate without deliberation may believe the same to repre· h
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GOVERNMENT, AND THE STATES _. Public otllces; at seat-of government. l. Same; removal from seat of government. >. Oath by members of legislatures and oilieeiu. >._ Same; by whoru administered. .. Assent to purchase of lands for forts. »nt_ the flag. colors, standard or ensign of the United States f America. (Feb. 8, 1917, `c. 34,  Stat. 900.) 4. Seal of United States.=+The seal heretofore used by the nitcd Sta-tes in Congress assembled is declared to be the seal ?tl1e United States. -(R. S, 5 1793.)  “ i ‘ i 5. Same; custody and use of.---The Secretary of State shall ive the custodyrand charge iof such zseal, and shall make out id record, and simile-gmx the same to, all civil commissions for licers of the United States, to be appointed by the President, V and with the advice- and consent of the ,Senate,.1or hy the - resident alone. . Butythe seal shall not be ailixed to any comtission before the same; has been signed by_thelPresident ofze United States, nor to any other instrument, without the aecial warrant of the President therefor. “ (R. S. -55 203, 179-l._) 6. Permanent seat of government.+—All that part oft the tertory of-5 theUnited` States-included within the present limits of ie Districtlof Columbia shall be thepermanent seat of gov- _ i°lllll€Ht__"0f the United States. lll.- S. § 1795.), W` _ i _, i '2’.` Public 40$ces; atlseat of government.-———All oflices attached p the seat ofgovernment shall be exercised in the District of olumbia, and not elsewhere, except as otherwise expressly `proided by law. ‘(R. S. 9 1-796.). U P ’ . - 8. Same; remoyral from seat of government.--In case of the revalenee of a -co_ntagious or epidemic disease at the seat tif p overnment, th_e'Presideut. mayfpermit and dirrmt the removal E any orall the public offices to such. other place for places as e shall deem most safe and convenient for conducting. theubllclbusiness. (R. S, § 4798.-), p P S 9. Oath `bymemlzers of] legislatures  e§eero.———Every nember of a-Statelegislature, and every executive and judicial ilicer of a State, sliall, before he proeeedsto execute the duties this oniee, take an oath in the followingform, to wit: .‘-‘ I, . B, dorsolemuly swear that I will support the Constitution f the United States."t (R.  1836.) - W · 10. Same; by whoru‘administered.——Such oath may be adminitered by. any person who, by the law of the State. is authorized 0 administer the oath of office; and the person so administergig such oathfshall cause a record or certificate thereof to be aade in the same manner as, by the law of the State, he is di> ected to record or eertify the oath oftofficeq (R. S. i5` 183'i'.}» 11.rAssent to purchase ofllands for forts.--The President of he United States is- authorized to procure the assent of the legslatureof any State, within which any purchase _-of land has een made for the erection of forts, magazines, arsenals. dock-· urds, and other- needful buildings, without such consent having »een obtained.) (R. S. {1838.) ‘
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