PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 205 PRINTER'S NO. 1525
No. 179 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY SOLOBAY, BELFANTI, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI, COX,
CREIGHTON, FABRIZIO, GALLOWAY, GEORGE, GINGRICH, GRUCELA,
HERSHEY, HESS, KOTIK, KULA, MAHONEY, MANN, MELIO, MUSTIO,
O'NEILL, PALLONE, PAYNE, PETRONE, PHILLIPS, SAINATO,
SCAVELLO, SURRA, SWANGER, TRUE, VEREB, WOJNAROSKI,
YOUNGBLOOD, MURT AND COSTA, FEBRUARY 1, 2007
AS AMENDED ON SECOND CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
MAY 7, 2007
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of June 13, 1907 (P.L.560, No.373), entitled
2 "An act designating the official flag of the Commonwealth of
3 Pennsylvania, and describing the same; providing for the
4 carrying of such flag by the regiments of the National Guard
5 of Pennsylvania; authorizing the Secretary of the
6 Commonwealth to provide, and have deposited in the office of
7 Secretary of the Commonwealth, a model of said flag, and
8 making an appropriation therefor," further providing for
9 specifications for the official flag of the Commonwealth.
10 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
11 hereby enacts as follows:
12 Section 1. Section 1 of the act of June 13, 1907 (P.L.560,
13 No.373), entitled "An act designating the official flag of the
14 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and describing the same; providing
15 for the carrying of such flag by the regiments of the National
16 Guard of Pennsylvania; authorizing the Secretary of the
17 Commonwealth to provide, and have deposited in the office of
18 Secretary of the Commonwealth, a model of said flag, and making
19 an appropriation therefor," is amended to read:
1 Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That the flag to be known as
2 the official flag of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania shall be
3 of blue, same color as the blue field in the flag of the United
4 States, and of the following dimensions and design; to wit, The
5 length, or heighth, of the staff to be nine feet, including
6 brass spear-head and ferrule; the fly of the said flag to be six
7 feet two inches, and to be four feet six inches on the staff; in
8 the center of the flag there shall be embroidered in silk the
9 same on both sides of the flag the coat of arms of the
10 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in proportionate size; the edges
11 to be trimmed with knotted fringe of yellow silk, two and one-
12 half inches wide; a cord, with tassels, to be attached to the
13 staff at the spear-head, to be eight feet six inches long, and
14 composed of white and blue silk strands[.]; the word <--
15 "Pennsylvania" to be embroidered upon the flag in yellow silk
16 THE WORDS "COMMONWEALTH OF" ARCHED ABOVE THE COAT OF ARMS, TO BE <--
17 EMBROIDERED IN BLOCK LETTERS UPON THE FLAG, IN YELLOW SILK; THE
18 WORD "PENNSYLVANIA" IN BLOCK LETTERS ARCHED BELOW THE COAT OF
19 ARMS, IN YELLOW SILK.
20 SECTION 2. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS AMENDATORY ACT SHALL TAKE <--
21 EFFECT JULY 1, 2009, AT WHICH TIME THIS NEWLY DESIGNED STATE
22 FLAG SHALL BE THE OFFICIAL FLAG OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF
23 PENNSYLVANIA.
24 Section 2 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days. <--
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