The town flag shall be of the following design and dimensions, to- wit: Its dimensions shall be three feet by five feet and the field of the same shall be white with the outline of the town in blue and a sailboat thereon in white. The outline of the town shall be in proportions to the size of the flag, leaving approximately an eight inch border at the top and the bottom of the outline from the edge of the flag. Located within the outline of the town near the top thereof shall be the figure of a sailboat. On the lower portion of the outline of the town shall be printed the number "1836" in white. On either side of the outline of the town there shall be the outline of a red cedar tree done in green, which tree shall be two-thirds the size of the outline of the town. Across the top portion of the flag shall run a banner with the motto "Where Hoosier Hospitality Starts" which motto shall be within the banner. Across the bottom of the flag shall run a banner with the words "Cedar Lake, Indiana" which words shall be within the banner. Each of the banners shall be yellow with white letters and a red outline stitching running the length of each.
('82 Code, § 1-400)