Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-01-26
THE AMERICAN FLAG
Prevention of Dissertation of The
Flag One of The Departments of
The Daughters of The American
Revolution - OhiO's Flag Law -
Rules and Regulations for Use of
The Flag.

the laws governing the use of the
dag IN the State of Ohio and some
further rules and regulations concern
ing the flag from U. S. Army and
Navy regulations and other sources.
. We are very glad to do this for we
believe that the Stars and Stripes
should be held in reverence by every
true American as sacred to Ameri-
cans as was the Ark of the Covenant
to the Isralites.
Z Following is a reprint from the
Laws of Ohio concerning Flag desc
Grafton:
Section 1896. Whoever prints,
paints, or places a word, figure, mark
picture or design, upon flag, stan
dard, color or ensign of the United
States or the State. of Ohio, or causes
it to be done, or exposes and causes
to be exposed, such flag, standard,
color or ensign upon which is printed,
painted or placed, or to which is at
tached or appended a word, figure,
mark, picture or design, or manufac-
lures or has in possession an article
of merchandise upon which is placed
or attached a representation of such
flag, standard, color or ensign, or pub
licly mutilates, defles, defaces or
casts contempt upon such flag, STAN
dard, color or ensign, shall be fined
not more than one hundred dollars, or
imprisoned not more than thirty days,
or both. (95, V. 3O5, IL
Sec. 1897. The word "fag," "stan-
dard', 'color" or ''ensign," as used in
the next preceding section shall in
clude any flag standard, color or en-
sign, or p Icture or representation
thereof, made Of or represented on
any substance, and purporting to be
a flag, standard, color or ensign of
the United States, or the State of
segn, or picture or representation
thereof, upon which shall be shown the
colors, the stars, and the stripes in
any number thereof, or which might
appear to represent a flag, standard,
color or ensign of the United States
or State of Ohio, (95, V. 3O5, p
Sec. 1898. The next two preced-
ing sections shall not apply to an act
permitted by the statutes of the Unit
ed Safes OR by the United States army
and navy regulations, nor shall they
apply to newspaper, periodical, book
pamphlet, circular, certificate, diploma
warrant or commission of appoint
ment to office, society, lodge or en-
blem, ornamental picture, or station
cry for use in correspondence, on
which shall be printed, painted or
placed said flag disconnected from an
advertisement.
The following Code or Rules for
Flag Etiquette nave been compiled by
the D. A. R. National Committee:
1. The Flag should not be hoisted
before sunrise, nor allowed to remain
up after sunset. It.should not be dis
played on stormy days, nor left out
over night.
2 When the Flag is displayed at
half staff, for mourning, it is to be
lowered to that position from the tor
of the staff. 1t is afterwards hoistec
to the top before it is finally lowered
3. When the Flag is formally rails.
ed, all present during the ceremony
should stand at attention with hanC
raised to the forehead ready for sa-
| lutte.
4. The correct salute to the Flag
as required by the regulations of the
i United States Army is: Standing al
attention, raise the right hand to the
forehead over the right eye, palm
downward, fingers extended and close
together, arm at an angle Of forty-fivs
degrees, Move hand outward about s
foot, with quick motion, then drop tx
the side.
5. When the colors are passing OF
parade, or in review, the spectator
should, if man or boy, and if walk
ing, halt; if sitting, rise, stand at at
tention, and uncover.
6. Whenever possible, the Flag
should be flown from staff, bu
should not be fastened to the side of ;
building, platform or scaffolding.
7. When flags are used in unveil
ing a statue or monument, they shoul'
not be allowed to fall to the ground
but should be carried aloft to wav
out, forming distinctive feature dur
ing the remainder of the ceremony
8. When the Flag is used out o
doors, it should always be allowed t
fly in the breeze. When clusters an
draping of colors are desired, buntin!
or cloth should be used, but never tn
Flag.
9. When our National Flag an,
State or other flags fly together, o
are used in decorating together, ou
National Flag should be on the right.
TO- FoN indoor decorations, tn
Flag can only be used as drapery;
cannot be used to cover a bench o
table, desk, or box and where anythin
can be set or placed upon the Flag
!. For indoor decorations, the Fla
may be caught up in many artist
fashions, and used with bunting
garlands, plants and flowers, bu
should never be placed below a perso
. sitting.
II. When used on a bier or caske
at funeral, the stars should be plat
ed at the head.
In no case should the Flag be allow
! ed to touch the ground.
II. The Flag must not be MARIE
by advertisements, nor desecrated O
the stage.
13. 1t is an unwritten lawAin tn
Navy that the Flag is never to b
washed; it is always to be considere
immaculate.
IA. When "The Star Spangled Bal
: ner" is played, all present should ris
l and stand at attention until the endin
The playing of it as part of met
', ley should be prohibited, and it shoul
|, not be played as an exit march.
! IS. The only Federal legislatic
with regard to the Flag, forbids tt
registration of any trademark whie
i consists of or comprises the Flag {
! Coat of Arms, or other insignia of Il
q United States, or any simulate
: thereof, or of any States or Munic
: pality, or of any foreign nation, etc.
16. The Flag Salute adopted
v the N. S. D. A. R. and by our Milital
. = Schools, the Boy Scouts and other o ,
J. CARNATIONS, and which should
n taught in all of our Public Schools, i
+ 81 PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO M
l. FLAG, AND TO THE REPUBLl
h FOR WHICH IT STANDS; ONE NJ
l. TION INDIVISIBLE, with Liber
J. and Justice to all"
IT. Our children should be taug
= to carefully handle and guard the
little flags from rough disrespectf