4 U.S.C. § 1
Flag; stripes and stars on
The flag of the United States shall be thirteen horizontal stripes, alternate red and white; and the union of the flag shall be forty-eight stars, white in a blue field.
Title 4 — FLAG AND SEAL, SEAT OF GOVERNMENT, AND THE STATES
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4 U.S.C. § 2
Same; additional stars
On the admission of a new State into the Union one star shall be added to the union of the flag; and such addition shall take effect on the fourth day of July then next succeeding such admission.
4 U.S.C. § 3
Use of flag for advertising purposes; mutilation of flag
Any person who, within the District of Columbia, in any manner, for exhibition or display, shall place or cause to be placed any word, figure, mark, picture, design, drawing, or any advertisement of any nature upon any flag, standard, colors, or ensign of the United States of America; or shall expose or cause to be exp…
4 U.S.C. § 4
Pledge of allegiance to the flag; manner of delivery
The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag: “I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”, should be rendered by standing at attention facing the flag with the right hand over the heart. When not…
4 U.S.C. § 5
Display and use of flag by civilians; codification of rules and customs; definition
The following codification of existing rules and customs pertaining to the display and use of the flag of the United States of America is established for the use of such civilians or civilian groups or organizations as may not be required to conform with regulations promulgated by one or more executive departments of t…
4 U.S.C. § 7
Position and manner of display
The flag, when carried in a procession with another flag or flags, should be either on the marching right; that is, the flag’s own right, or, if there is a line of other flags, in front of the center of that line. The flag, when flown at half-staff, should be first hoisted to the peak for an instant and then lowered to…
4 U.S.C. § 8
Respect for flag
No disrespect should be shown to the flag of the United States of America; the flag should not be dipped to any person or thing. Regimental colors, State flags, and organization or institutional flags are to be dipped as a mark of honor.
4 U.S.C. § 9
Conduct during hoisting, lowering or passing of flag
During the ceremony of hoisting or lowering the flag or when the flag is passing in a parade or in review, all persons present in uniform should render the military salute. Members of the Armed Forces and veterans who are present but not in uniform may render the military salute. All other persons present should face t…
4 U.S.C. § 10
Modification of rules and customs by President
Any rule or custom pertaining to the display of the flag of the United States of America, set forth herein, may be altered, modified, or repealed, or additional rules with respect thereto may be prescribed, by the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States, whenever he deems it to be appropriate or des…
4 U.S.C. § 41
Seal of the United States
The seal heretofore used by the United States in Congress assembled is declared to be the seal of the United States.
4 U.S.C. § 42
Same; custody and use of
The Secretary of State shall have the custody and charge of such seal. Except as provided by section 2902(a) of title 5, the seal shall not be affixed to any instrument without the special warrant of the President therefor.
4 U.S.C. § 71
Permanent seat of Government
All that part of the territory of the United States included within the present limits of the District of Columbia shall be the permanent seat of government of the United States.
4 U.S.C. § 72
Public offices; at seat of Government
All offices attached to the seat of government shall be exercised in the District of Columbia, and not elsewhere, except as otherwise expressly provided by law.
4 U.S.C. § 73
Same; removal from seat of Government
In case of the prevalence of a contagious or epidemic disease at the seat of government, the President may permit and direct the removal of any or all the public offices to such other place or places as he shall deem most safe and convenient for conducting the public business.
4 U.S.C. § 101
Oath by members of legislatures and officers
Every member of a State legislature, and every executive and judicial officer of a State, shall, before he proceeds to execute the duties of his office, take an oath in the following form, to wit: “I, A B, do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States.”
4 U.S.C. § 102
Same; by whom administered
Such oath may be administered by any person who, by the law of the State, is authorized to administer the oath of office; and the person so administering such oath shall cause a record or certificate thereof to be made in the same manner, as by the law of the State, he is directed to record or certify the oath of offic…
4 U.S.C. § 103
Assent to purchase of lands for forts
The President of the United States is authorized to procure the assent of the legislature of any State, within which any purchase of land has been made for the erection of forts, magazines, arsenals, dockyards, and other needful buildings, without such consent having been obtained.
4 U.S.C. § 108
Same; jurisdiction of United States over Federal areas unaffected
The provisions of sections 105–110 of this title shall not for the purposes of any other provision of law be deemed to deprive the United States of exclusive jurisdiction over any Federal area over which it would otherwise have exclusive jurisdiction or to limit the jurisdiction of the United States over any Federal ar…
4 U.S.C. § 109
Same; exception of Indians
Nothing in sections 105 and 106 of this title shall be deemed to authorize the levy or collection of any tax on or from any Indian not otherwise taxed.
4 U.S.C. § 110
Same; definitions
As used in sections 105–109 of this title—
4 U.S.C. § 111
Same; taxation affecting Federal employees; income tax
Pay or compensation paid by the United States for personal services as an employee of the United States at a hydroelectric facility— Pay or compensation paid by the United States for personal services as an employee of the United States at a hydroelectric facility—
4 U.S.C. § 113
Residence of Members of Congress for State income tax laws
No State, or political subdivision thereof, in which a Member of Congress maintains a place of abode for purposes of attending sessions of Congress may, for purposes of any income tax (as defined in section 110(c) of this title) levied by such State or political subdivision thereof— For purposes of subsection (a)—
4 U.S.C. § 114
Limitation on State income taxation of certain pension income
For purposes of this section— The term “retirement income” means any income from— any plan, program, or arrangement described in section 3121(v)(2)(C) of such Code (or any plan, program, or arrangement that is in writing, that provides for retirement payments in recognition of prior service to be made to a retired part…
4 U.S.C. § 115
Limitation on State authority to tax compensation paid to individuals performing services at Fort Campbell, Kentucky
Pay and compensation paid to an individual for personal services at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, shall be subject to taxation by the State or any political subdivision thereof of which such employee is a resident.
4 U.S.C. § 116
Rules for determining State and local government treatment of charges related to mobile telecommunications services
This section through 1 126 of this title do not apply to— This section through 1 126 of this title—
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