The Sidney herald., 1959-02-04
Things YOU SHOULD n o
ABOUT YOUR FLAG

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This is the second of three art
icles furnished by the American
Legion to inform you Of the
proper respect and attention thai
is due to the American Flag.
Sec. 3 That the flag, when
carried in a procession with
another flag or flags, should be
either on the marching right; that
is, the flags own right, or, If
there is a line of other flags, in
front of the center of that lnie.
(a) The flag should not be
displayed on a float in a parade
except from a staff, or as pro-
vided in subsection ().
(b) The flag should not be
draped over the hood, top, sides,
or back of a vehicle or of a
railroad train or a boat. When
the flag is displayed on a motor
car, the staff shall be fixed
firmly to the chassis or clamped
to the radiator cap.
(c) No other flag or pennant
should be played above or, if on
the same level, to the right of the
flag of the United States of
America, except during church
services conducted by naval
chaplains at sea, when the church
pennant may be flown above the
flag during church services for
the personnel of the Navy. {,
(d) The flag of the United
States of America, when it is
displayed with another flag
against a wall from crossed
staffs, should be on the right, the
flags own right, and its staff
should be in front of the staff of
the other flag.
(e) The flag of the United
States of America, should be at
the center and at the highest
point of the group when a num-
Der of flags of States or localities
or remnants of societies r
grouped and displayed from
stats.
(f) When flags of States, cities,
or localities or pennants of socie-
ties are flown on the same hal
yard with the flag of the United
States, the latter should always
be at the peak. When the flags
are flown from Adjacent staffs,
the flag of the United States
be hoisted first and
lowered last. No such flag or
pennant may be placed above the
flag of the United States or to the
right of the flag of the United
States.
(g) When flags of two or more
nations are displayed, they are
to be flown from separate staffs
of the same height. The flags
be of approximately equal
size. international usage forDids
the display of the flag of one
above that of another
in time of peace.
CHI When the flag of the
United States is displayed from
a staff projecting horizontally
at an angle from the window
sill, balcony, or front of a build
ing, the union of the flag should
De placed at the peak of the staff
the flag is at half staff.
When the flag is suspended over
4 sidewalk from a rope extending
from a house to a pole at the
edge of the sidewalk, the flag
be hoisted out, union first,
rom the building.
ID When the flag is displayed
than by being flown
rom a staff, it should be display
ID flat, whether indoors or out,
IT so suspended that it's folds
all as free as though the flag
we're stated.
Cd When the flag is displayed
,ver the middle of the street, it
hould be suspended vertically
With the union to the north in
n east and west street or to the
asst in a north and south street.
(k) When used on a speakers
,latform, the flag, if displayed
lat should be displayed above
nd behind the speaker. When
displayed from a staff in a church
r public auditorium, if it is dis
in the chancel of a church
on the speakers platform in
public auditorium, the flag
occupy the position of
onor and be placed at the
or speakers right as
e faces the congregation or au-
fence. Any other flag so dis
in the chancel or on the
latform should be placed at the
lergyman's or speakers left as
e faces the congregation or
udience. But when the flag is
isplayed from a staff in a
1urch or public auditorium else
here than the chancel or on j.,
lie platform it shall be placed 4,
the position of honor at the ,
ght of the congregation or !.
ldience as they face the chan
or platform. Any other flag
displayed should be placed on ,
lie left of the congregation or :
ldience as they face the chancel :
: platform. :