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 [56 STAT. suspension over (j) When the flag is displayed over the middle of the street, it e of stree 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. Onsa speaker's plt- (k) When used on a speaker's platform, the flag, if displayed flat, In a chrch or pub- should be displayed above and behind the speaker. When displayed lic auditorium, from a staff in a church or public auditorium, if it is displayed in the chancel of a church, or on the speaker's platform in a public audi- torium, the flag should occupy the position of honor and be placed at the clergyman's or speaker's right as he faces the congregation or audience. Any other flag so displayed in the chancel or on the plat- form should be placed at the clergyman's or speaker's left as he faces the congregation or audience. But when the flag is displayed from a staff in a church or public auditorium elsewhere than in the chancel or on the platform it shall be placed in the position of honor at the right of the congregation or audience as they face the chancel or plat- form. Any other flag so displayed should be placed on the left of the congregation or audience as they face the chancel or platform. Unveiling a statue The flag should form a distinctive feature of the ceremony of unveiling a statue or monument, but it should never be used as the covering for the statue or monument. Half staff. (m) The flag, when flown at half staff, should be first hoisted to the peak for an instant and then lowered to the half-staff position. The flag should be again raised to the peak before it is lowered for the day. By "half staff" is meant lowering the flag to one-half the distance Orepestreamrs. between the top and bottom of the staff. Crepe streamers may be affixed to spear heads or flagstaffs in a parade only by order of the President of the United States. overing a casket. (n) When the flag is used to cover a casket, it should be so placed that the union is at the head and over the left shoulder. The flag should not be lowered into the grave or allowed to touch the ground. estritions on use SEC. 4. That no disrespect should be shown to the flag of the United States of America; the flag should not be dipped to any person or thing. Regimental colors, State flags, and organization or institu- tional flags are to be dipped as a mark of honor. Distress signal. (a) The flag should never be displayed with the union down save as a signal of dire distress. (b) The flag should never touch anything beneath it, such as the ground, the floor, water, or merchandise. (c) The flag should never be carried flat or horizontally, but always aloft and free. Ues as dra per , (d) The flag should never be used as drapery of any sort whatsoever, never festooned, drawn back, nor up, in folds, but always allowed to Bunting. fall free. Bunting of blue, white, and red, always arranged with the blue above, the white in the middle, and the red below, should be used for covering a speaker's desk, draping the front of a platform, and for decoration in general. care oflag. (e) The flag should never be fastened, displayed, used, or stored in such a manner as will permit it to be easily torn, soiled, or damaged in any way. (f) The flag should never be used as a covering for a ceiling. Marks, insignia, (g) The flag should never have placed upon it, nor on any part of designs, etc. it, nor attached to it any mark, insignia, letter, word, figure, design, picture, or drawing of any nature. (h) The flag should never be used as a receptacle for receiving, holding, carrying, or delivering anything. Use for advertising sh or novelty pposes. The flag should never be used for advertising purposes in any manner whatsoever. It should not be embroidered on such articles as cushions or handkerchiefs and the like, printed or otherwise impressed on paper napkins or boxes or anything that is designed 1076 PUBLIC LAWS--CH. 806 -DEC. 22, 1942

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