Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-03-14
IOWA'S LAW ON
FLAG DISSERTATION

IOWA'S LAW ON
FLAG DISSERTATION
ANY person who in any manner
for exhibition or display, shall place
or cause to be placed, any word, fig
ure. mark. picture, design, drawing
or any advertisement of any nature,
upon any flag. standard, color, en-
sign, shield, or other insignia of the
United States, or upon any flag, en-
sign. great seal, or other insignia of
this state. or shall expose or cause to
be exposed to public view, any such
flag, standard, color, ensign, shield
or other insignia of the United States
Or any such flag, ensign, great seal
or insignia of this state upon which
shall have been printed, painted or
otherwise placed, or to which shall
be attached, appended, affixed or an
neXed any word, figure, mark. pic
ture, design or drawing, or any ad-
shall expose to public view. sell,
expose for sale, give away or have in
possession for sale, or to give away
or for use for any purpose any arti-
Gle or substance. being an article of
merchandise, or receptacle of mer-
chandise or article or thing for car
rying or transporting merchandise.
upon which shall have been printed
painted. attached or otherwise placed
a representation of any such flag
standard, color, ensign, shield or
other insignia of the United States.
or any such flag, ensign, great seal
or other insignia of this state. to ad-
vertise. call attention to, decorate,
mark or distinguish the article or
sustance on which so placed, or who
shall publicly mutilate. deface. de-
file or defy, trample upon. cast con-
tempt upon, satarize. deride or bur-
lesque, either by words or act, such
flag, color, ensign. standard, shield
or other insignia of the United States
or flag, ensign. great seal or other
insignia of this state. upon the
ground or where the same may be
tread upon, shall be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor and shall be pun
ished by a fine not exceeding one
hundred dollars ($100.00) or by i'm
for not more than thirty
900 days and shall also forfeit
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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 the state, on the re-
lation of any citizen thereof and
such penalty when collected, less the
reasonable cost and expense of action
or suit and recovery, to be certified
by the clerk of the district court of
the county in which the offense is
and shall be paid into
the county treasury for the benefit
of the school fund, and two or more
penalties may be sued for and re-
covered in the same action or suit.
The words flag. standard. color. en-
sign, shield or other insignia of the
United States as used in this sec
ton. shall include any flag, standard
color. ensign. shield or other insig-
MIA of the United States, or any pic
ture or representation of either
thereof. made of any substance or
on any substance, and of
any size, evidently purporting to be
either of said flag, standard, color.
ensign, shield or other insignia of
The United States of America, or a
picture or representation of either
thereof. The words flag, ensign.
great seal or other insignia of this
state" as used in this section, shall
include any flag. ensign. great seal,
,r other insignia or any picture or
of either thereof,
made of any substance or represent
I'd on any substance and of any size
evidently purporting to be either of
said flag, ensign. great seal or other
insignia of the state of Iowa, or
picture or representation of either
hereof. The possession after this
act takes effect by any person other
han a public officer. as such, of any
Ilag, standard, color, ensign, shield
Or other insignia of the United
States, or flag. e nsign. great seal,
Or other insignia of this state on
which shall be anything made unlaw-
ful by this section. shall be presump-
i've evidence that the same is in viO-
ation of this section, and was made.
lone or created after this act takes
effect, and that such flag. standard.
color, ensign. shield or other insig-
MIA, or article, substance or thing,
lid not exist when this act takes eff
feet; provided. however. that moth
ing in this act shall be construed as
unlawful the use of any
trade mark or trade emblem act
lally adopted by any peron, firm or
or association, prior to
January |. 1895.
Duty of Peace Officers
1t shall be the duty of the sheriff
IF the various counties. chief of po-
lice and town marshall. to enforce
The provisions of this act. and for
failure to do so may be removed as
by law provided.
Time Act Takes Effect
This act shall be in full force and
effect on and after January LIST,
nineteen hundred eighteen.
Exceptions
This act shall not be construed to
apply to newspaper, periodical,
book. pamphlet, circular, certificate.
diploma, warrant. or commission of
appointment to office, ornamental
picture, article of jewelry. or sta
tionery for use in private cores
pondence. on any of which shall be
printed, painted or placed. said flag,
disconnected from. any advertise
ment.
Approved April 25th, A ID. 1917.