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Title 36 - PATRIOTIC SOCIETIES AND OBSERVANCES
CHAPTER 9 - NATIONAL OBSERVANCES
Sec. 141 - Display of flag on buildings on second Sunday in May
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§141. Display of flag on buildings on second Sunday in May
§141. Display of flag on buildings on second Sunday in May
The President of the United States is authorized and requested to issue a proclamation calling upon the Government officials to display the United States flag on all Government buildings, and the people of the United States to display the flag at their homes or other suitable places, on the second Sunday in May, as a public expression of our love and reverence for the mothers of our country.
(May 8, 1914, No. 13, §1, 38 Stat. 771.)
Cross ReferencesLegal holidays, see section 6103 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
Occasions for display of flag, see section 174 of this title.
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