The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-05-31
THE IOWA FLAG Law.

DISSERTATION OF FLAGS:
That section five thousand and
twenty;eightb,a of the supplement- ,pa ae,11a to e
hereby repealed, and the following
enacted in lieu thereof:
ANY person who in any manner,
for exhibition, or display, shall place
or cause to be placed, any word, us-
ure mark, picture, design, drawing,
or any advertisement of any nature,
upon any flag, standard, color or en-
sign of the United States or state flag
of this state, or ensign, or shall ex-
pose or cause to be exposed in pubic
view any such flag standard, color or
ensign, upon which shall have been
printed, painted, or otherwise placed,
or to WHICH shall be attached APP
pended, affixed, or annexed, any
word, figure, mark, picture, design,
or drawing or advertisement OF any
nature, or who shall expose to public
view, manufacture, sell. expose for
sale, give away, or have in posses
sion for sale. or to give away, or for
use for any purpose, any artlcle, or
chandise or article or thing for car
rying or transporting merchandise,
upon which shall have been printed,
painted, attached or otherwise plac-
ed representation OF any such flag,
Standard color or ensign, to adVer-
Use call dlLcullOL W uCCOl ave, 1Adi
or distinguish the article, or sub
stance, on which SO placed, or who
shall publicly mutilate, deface, defile
or defy, trample upon, or cast con-
tempt, either by words or act, upon
any such flag, standard, color or en-
sign, shall be deemed guilty OF mis-
demeanor, and shall be punished by
lars or by imprisonment Tor not more
than thirty days; and shall also for
felt penalty Of fifty dollars for each
such offense, to be recovered with
costs in civil action, or suit, in any
court having jurisdiction, and such
action or suit may be brought by and
in the name of any citizen OF lhls
state, and such penalty when collect
ed, less the reasonable cost and eX-
penses of action or suit and recovery,
to be certified by the clerk OF the
district court of the county in which
the offense is committed, shall be
paid in the county treasury for the
benefit of the school fund, and two
or more penalties may be sued for
and recovered in the same action or
suit. The words flag, standard,
color or ensign" as used in this sec
ton, shall include any flag, standard,
color. ensign, or any picture or rep
resentation of either thereof, made
of any substance, and Of any size, evil
u0ully puIpOIlluS W NC, CllACi VI, |
said flag, standard, color or ensign,
of the United States of America, or a
picture or a representa- ton, of eth
er thereof, upon which shall be |
shown the colors, the stars, and the !
stripes. in any number Of either
thereof, or by which the person see
ing the same. without deliberatlon |
NAV believe the same to represent |
the flag, colors, standard or ensign |
of the United States Of America. The |
possession after this act takes effect, |
by any person Olher than a public |
officer, as such, of any such flag, |
standard, color or ensign, on which |
shall be anything made unlawful by !
this section, or Of any article or sub
stance or thing on when shall be
anything made unlawful by this sec |
ton, shall be presumptive evidence
that the same is in violation of this
section, and was made, done or
created after this act takes effect,
and that such flag, standard, color,
ensign or article, substance, or thing |
did not exist when this act takes eff
feet.
Sec. 5O2S-a1 In Effect. This act |
shall be in full force and effect on
and after January l, 1914