A. Definition. For the purpose of this Section, the following definition shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
FLAG. Every flag of the United States and every picture or representation thereof, of any size, made of any substance, or represented on any substance evidently purporting to be any such flag of the United States and every picture or representation which shows the design thereof.
Exceptions. No provision of this Section which makes unlawful the use or manner of display of the flag of the United States of America or of any picture or representation thereof shall apply to any rule or custom permitted by Public Laws 623 and 829 — 77th Congress, being 36 USC 173 et seq. or permitted by proclamation of the President of the United States, or to any act permitted by other statutes of the United States or of this State, or by any regulations of the Armed Forces of the United States, nor shall it be construed to apply to any newspaper, periodical, book, pamphlet, circular, certificate, diploma, warrant, or commission of appointment to office, ornamental picture, article of jewelry, or stationery for use in correspondence, on which is permitted, or placed a flag with no design or writing thereon and not connected with any advertisement.
B. It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully use or display the flag of the United States of America in any manner contrary to this Section.
1. The flag shall not be dipped to any person or thing.
2. The flag shall never be displayed with the union down save as a signal of dire distress.
3. The flag shall never touch anything beneath it, such as the ground, the floor, water, or merchandise.
4. The flag shall never be used as drapery of any sort whatsoever, never festooned, drawn back, nor up, in folds, but always allowed to fall free.
5. The flag shall never be carried flat or horizontally, but always aloft and free.
6. The flag shall never be fastened, displayed, used, or stored in such a manner as will permit it to be easily torn, soiled, or damaged in any way.
7. The flag shall never be draped over the hood, top, sides, seats, or back of a vehicle or of a railroad train or of a boat. When a flag is displayed on a motor vehicle, the staff shall be fixed firmly to the chassis or clamped to the radiator cap.
8. The flag shall never be used as a covering for a ceiling.
9. The flag shall never have placed upon it, nor any part of it, nor attached to it any mark, insignia, letter, word, figure, design, picture, or drawing of any nature.
10. The flag shall never be used as a receptacle for receiving, holding, carrying, or delivering anything.
11. The flag shall never be used for advertising purposes in any manner whatsoever. It shall not be embroidered on such articles as cushions or handkerchiefs and the like, printed or otherwise impressed on paper napkins or boxes or anything that is designed for temporary use and discard; or used as any portion of a costume or athletic uniform. Advertising signs shall not be fastened to a staff or halyard from which the flag is flown.
12. The flag, when it is in such condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem of display, shall be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning.
('65 Code, § 23-42) (Ord. No. CS-627 § 1 (part))