The Republican journal., 1919-04-10

Of Highways Extending Continuous
ly through Three or More Towns.S
OF the public laws Of nineteen hun.
dred and seventeen is hereby amended
by adding the following:
Sec. 8. Any or all towns in a group
of towns described in section one Of
this act, which have availed them
selves of the maximum amount Of
assistance provided in section two
may receive the benefits of this act In
road described, located in that town
shall have been completed. - Az
proved April 81
CHAPTER 15a.
An Act to Prevent and Punish the
DESCRIPTION, Mutilation or Impropsr
Use of the Flag of the United
states of America, and of this
State. and of any Flag, Standard,
Color. Ensign or Shield Authorized
Law Relating thereto.
Sec. l.. The words flag, standard,
color, ensign or shield as used in this
act, shall include any flag, standard,
ture or representation thereof, made of
any substance or represented or pro-
duced thereon, and of any size, evil
IDENTIFY purporting to be such flag,
United States or of this state, or a
copy, picture or representation thereof,
Sec. q. No person shall, in any
manner. for exhibition or display:
(a) place or cause to be placed anv
word. figure, mark, picture. design,
drawing or advertisement of any ma
ture upon any flag. standard, color, en-
sign or shield of the United States or
of this state, or authorized by any law
of the United States or of this state
or
(b} expose to public view any such
flag, standard, color, ensign or shield
4. IT.. L.
painted or otherwise produced, or to
which shall have been attached, ap-
pended, affixed or annexed any such
word, figure, mark, picture, design,
drawing or advertisement: or
(c) expose to public view for sale,
give or have in possession for sale,
for gift or for use for any purpose,
any substance, being an article of mer-
chandtse or receptacle, or thing for
holding or carrying merchandise, upon
or to which shall have been produced
or attached any such flag. standard,
color, ensign or shield, in order to ad-
vertjse, call attention to, decorate,
mark or distinguish such article or
substance.
Sec 8. No person shall publicly
mut.late, deface, defle, defy, trample
upon, or by word or act cast contempt
upon any such flag, standard, color.
ensign or shield
Sec. d. This statute shall not apply
to any act permitted by the statutes
of the United States Cor of this state),
or by the United States Army and Navy
regulations, nor shall it apply to any
printed or written document or pro-
duction, stationery, ornament. picture
or jewelry whereon shall be depicted
said flag, standard. color, ensign or
shield with no design or words there
on and disconnected with any adver-
tisemert.
Sec. s, Any violation of section two
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and punishable by a fine of not more
than fifty dollars. Any violation of
section three of this act shall be pun
ishable by a fine of not more than fire
hundred dollars, or by Imprisonment
for not more than six months. or by
both fine and imprisonment in the dis
erection of the court.
Sec. 6. All laws and parts of laws
IN conflict herewith are hereby re-
Sec. T. This act shall be so cen
strued as to effectuate its general pur-
pose and to make uniform the laws of
the states which enact it.
Sec. 5. This act may be cited as the
Uniform Flag Law.-(Approved April
81