Imithetho yokuphatha nokuvezwa kwefulegi lase-US ichazwa ngumthetho owaziwa ngokuthi Ikhodi Yefulegi lase-US. Sikhiphe imithetho yenhlangano lapha ngaphandle kwanoma yiziphi izinguquko ukuze uthole amaqiniso lapha. Kubandakanya ukuthi ifulegi lase-United States of America libukeka kanjani kanye nokusetshenziswa, isibambiso kanye nendlela yefulegi laseMelika. Ukwazi ukuthi kanjani nokuba nefulege laseMelika kuwumthwalo wamaMelika.
Imithetho elandelayo mayelana ne-USA Flags isungulwe e-United States Code Title 4 Isahluko 1.
1. Ifulegi; imivimbo nezinkanyezi kuqhubeke
Ifulegi lase-United States lizoba yimigqa evundlile eyishumi nantathu, enye ibe bomvu kanye nemhlophe; futhi ukuhlangana kwefulegi kuyoba izinkanyezi ezingamashumi amahlanu ezimelela izifunda ezingamashumi amahlanu, ezimhlophe endaweni eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka
2. Okufanayo; izinkanyezi ezengeziwe
Ekungeneni koMbuso omusha eNhlanganweni inkanyezi eyodwa izokwengezwa enhlanganisweni yefulegi; futhi lokho kwengezwa kuyoqala ukusebenza ngosuku lwesine kuJulayi bese kulandela ukwamukelwa okulandelayo okulandelanayo
3. Ukusetshenziswa kwefulegi laseMelika ngezinjongo zokukhangisa; ukucwiywa kwefulegi
Noma yimuphi umuntu, ngaphakathi kwesiFunda sase-Columbia, nganoma iyiphi indlela, ukuze abukise noma abukiswe, uyobeka noma enze ukuthi kubekwe noma yiliphi igama, umfanekiso, uphawu, isithombe, umklamo, umdwebo, nanoma yisiphi isikhangiso sanoma yiluphi uhlobo kunoma iyiphi ifulege, izinga, imibala, noma uphawu lwe-United States of America; noma izodalula noma yenze ukuthi kubonakale emphakathini noma yiliphi lelo fulegi, izinga, imibala, noma uphawu okuyobe kuphrintiwe, kupendwe, noma kubekwe phezu kwalo, noma okuzonamathiselwa, kunamathiselwe, kunamathiselwe, noma kufakwe noma yiliphi igama, umfanekiso, uphawu, isithombe, umklamo, noma umdwebo, nanoma yisiphi isikhangiso sanoma yiluphi uhlobo; noma ngubani, ngaphakathi kweSifunda sase-Columbia, ozokhiqiza, adayise, adayise, noma emphakathini, noma anikeze noma abe nempahla yokudayiswa, noma anikezwe noma asetshenziselwe noma iyiphi inhloso, noma iyiphi i-athikhili noma into eyimpahla edayiswayo, noma isitsha sokuthengisa noma i-athikili noma into yokuphatha noma yokuthutha impahla, okuyobe kunyatheliswe noma iyiphi indinganiso, noma yikuphi okuzobe kuphrintiwe, okunamathiselwe, okunamathiselwe, okunamathiselwe, okunamathiselwe, ukuphrinta, ukuphrinta, ukuphrinta, ukuphrinta. imibala, noma uphawu, ukukhangisa, ukunakwa, ukuhlobisa, ukumaka, noma ukuhlukanisa into noma into ebekwe kuyo izothathwa njengenecala futhi bayojeziswa ngenhlawulo engeqile ku-$100 noma ngokuvalelwa ejele izinsuku ezingeqile kwezingamashumi amathathu, noma kokubili, ngokubona kwenkantolo. Amagama athi “ifulegi, indinganiso, imibala, noma uphawu”, njengoba esetshenziswe lapha, azohlanganisa noma yiliphi ifulege, izinga, imibala, ifulegi, nanoma yisiphi isithombe noma ukumelela kwanoma iyiphi, noma sanoma iyiphi ingxenye noma izingxenye zayo, ezenziwe nganoma iyiphi into noma zimelelwe kunoma iyiphi into, yanoma imuphi usayizi ngokusobala okuhloswe ngayo ukuthi ingenye yalelo fulegi, izinga, imibala, noma uphawu lwase-United States of America noma isithombe, noma isiqephu senkanyezi ezoba phezu kwaso. noma iyiphi inombolo yakho, noma yanoma iyiphi ingxenye noma izingxenye zazo, lapho umuntu ovamile ebona okufanayo ngaphandle kokubonisana angase akholelwe okufanayo ukumela ifulege, imibala, indinganiso, noma uphawu lwase-United States of America.
4. Isithembiso sokwethembeka efulegeni laseMelika; indlela yokulethwa
Isithembiso Sokwethembeka Efulegeni: “Ngithembisa ukwethembeka eFulejini lase-United States of America, kanye naseRiphabhulikhi emi kuyo, Isizwe esisodwa esingaphansi kukaNkulunkulu, esingehlukaniseki, esinenkululeko nobulungiswa kubo bonke.”, kufanele sinikezwe ngokuma sibheke ifulege ngesandla sokudla phezu kwenhliziyo. Lapho bengagqokile iyunifomu amadoda kufanele asuse noma iziphi izigqoko ezingezona ezenkolo ngesandla sokudla azibambe ehlombe langakwesokunxele, isandla siphezu kwenhliziyo. Abantu abagqoke iyunifomu kufanele bathule, babhekane nefulege, futhi bashaye indesheni yezempi.
5. Ukuboniswa nokusetshenziswa kwefulegi lase-United States of America yizakhamuzi; ukuqoqwa kwemithetho namasiko; incazelo
Ukufakwa ngekhodi okulandelayo kwemithetho ekhona namasiko ephathelene nokuvezwa nokusetshenziswa kwefulegi lase-United States of America, futhi ngalokhu, kusungulelwe ukusetshenziswa kwalezo zakhamuzi noma amaqembu avamile noma izinhlangano ezingase zidingeke ukuthi zihambisane nemithetho emenyezelwe umnyango owodwa noma eminingi yokuphatha kaHulumeni wase-United States. Ifulege lase-United States ngenjongo yalesi sahluko lizochazwa ngokuvumelana nesihloko 4, Ikhodi yase-United States, Isahluko 1, Isigaba 1 kanye Nesigaba 2 kanye ne-Executive Order 10834 ekhishwe ngokulandela lokho.
6. Isikhathi nezikhathi zokuvezwa kwefulegi laseMelika
1.Kuwumkhuba wasemhlabeni wonke ukukhombisa ifulegi kuphela kusukela ekuphumeni kwelanga kuze kube sekushoneni kwelanga ezakhiweni nasezintweni ezimisiwe ezimile endaweni evulekile. Kodwa-ke, lapho kufiswa umphumela wokushisekela izwe, ifulegi lingavezwa amahora angamashumi amabili nane ngosuku uma likhanyiswe kahle phakathi namahora obumnyama.
2.Ifulegi kufanele liphakanyiswe ngokushesha futhi lehliswe ngendlela yomkhosi.
3.Ifulegi akufanele liboniswe ngezinsuku lapho isimo sezulu sisibi, ngaphandle kwalapho kuboniswa ifulegi lesimo sezulu sonke.
4.Ifulegi kufanele livezwe ngazo zonke izinsuku, ikakhulukazi kuvuliwe
Usuku Lonyaka Omusha, Januwari 1
Usuku Lokugcotshwa, Januwari 20
Usuku lokuzalwa luka-Martin Luther King Jr., ngoMsombuluko wesithathu ngoJanuwari
Usuku Lokuzalwa lukaLincoln, February 12
Usuku lokuzalwa lukaWashington, uMsombuluko wesithathu ngoFebhuwari
ISonto lePhasika (okuguquguqukayo)
Usuku Lomama, iSonto lesibili ngoMeyi
Usuku Lwezempi, ngoMgqibelo wesithathu ngoMeyi
Usuku lweSikhumbuzo (isigamu sabasebenzi kuze kube semini), uMsombuluko wokugcina ngoMeyi
Usuku Lwefulegi, Juni 14
Usuku Lobaba, ngeSonto lesithathu ngoJuni
Usuku Lokuzimela, Julayi 4
Usuku Lwabasebenzi, ngoMsombuluko wokuqala ngoSepthemba
Usuku Lomthethosisekelo, Septhemba 17
Columbus Day, uMsombuluko wesibili ngo-Okthoba
I-Navy Day, Okthoba 27
Usuku lwama-Veterans, Novemba 11
Usuku Lokubonga, ngoLwesine wesine ngoNovemba
Usuku lukaKhisimusi, Disemba 25
kanye nezinye izinsuku ezingamenyezelwa nguMongameli wase-United States
izinsuku zokuzalwa zamazwe (usuku lokungena)
nangamaholide oMbuso.
5.Ifulegi kufanele livezwe nsuku zonke ebhilidini elikhulu lokuphatha lazo zonke izikhungo zikahulumeni.
6.Ifulegi kufanele libekwe kuzo zonke izindawo zokuvota noma eduze nazo ngezinsuku zokhetho.
7.Ifulegi kufanele livezwe phakathi nezinsuku zesikole kuzo zonke izindlu zesikole noma eduze kwazo.
7. Isikhundla kanye nendlela yokuvezwa kwefulegi lase-USIfulege, lapho lithwelwe ngodwendwe nelinye ifulegi noma amafulege, kufanele libe kwesokudla sokumasha; okungukuthi, ilungelo lefulegi uqobo, noma, uma kukhona umugqa wamanye amafulegi, ngaphambi kwenkaba yalowo mugqa.
1.Ifulegi akufanele libekwe endaweni entantayo embukisweni ngaphandle kwabasebenzi, noma njengoba kuhlinzekwe esigatshaneni (i) salesi sigaba.
2.Ifulegi akufanele libekwe phezu kwesivalo, phezulu, emaceleni, noma ngemuva kwemoto noma kwesitimela sikaloliwe noma isikebhe. Uma ifulegi livezwa emotweni, izisebenzi zizoqiniswa ku-chassis noma ziboshelwe ku-fender engakwesokudla.
3. Alikho elinye ifulege noma i- pennant okufanele ibekwe ngenhla noma, uma isezingeni elifanayo, ngakwesokudla kwefulege lase-United States of America, ngaphandle kwangezikhathi zezinkonzo zesonto eziqhutshwa abefundisi bemikhumbi yempi olwandle, lapho i-pennant yesonto ingase ibhandiswe ngaphezu kwefulegi phakathi nezinkonzo zesonto zezisebenzi zeNavy. Akekho umuntu oyobonisa ifulegi leNhlangano Yezizwe noma elinye ifulegi lesizwe noma lamazwe ngamazwe elilingana, ngenhla, noma esikhundleni sokuvelela noma udumo noma esikhundleni sefulegi lase-United States kunoma iyiphi indawo e-United States nanoma iyiphi indawo engaphakathi kwe-United States nanoma iyiphi indawo noma indawo yayo: Kuncike ekutheni akukho lutho kulesi sigaba oluzokwenza kube ngokungemthetho ukuqhubeka kwalo mkhuba owawulandelwa ngaphambili wokuvezwa kwefulegi noma ukuvelela noma ukuvelela kwefulegi lesizwe. ezikhundleni zokuvelela noma ukuhlonishwa okulinganayo, kanye nesefulege lase-United States endlunkulu yeZizwe Ezihlangene.
4.Ifulegi lase-United States of America, lapho likhonjiswe nelinye ifulegi odongeni olusuka ezintini eziphambanayo, kufanele libe kwesokudla, ilungelo lefulegi, futhi induku yalo kufanele ibe phambi kwenduku yelinye ifulegi.
5.Ifulegi lase-United States of America kufanele libe phakathi nendawo futhi libe sezingeni eliphakeme kakhulu leqembu lapho amafulegi amaningana Amazwe noma ezindawo noma ama-pennants emiphakathi eqoqwe futhi evezwa kubasebenzi.
6.Lapho amafulegi Amazwe, amadolobha, noma izindawo, noma ama-pennants emiphakathi endizela endaweni eyodwa enefulegi lase-United States, lakamuva kufanele njalo libe phezulu. Lapho amafulegi endizela esuka ezindongeni eziseduze, ifulegi lase-United States kufanele liphakanyiswe kuqala futhi lehliswe ekugcineni. Alikho ifulegi elinjalo noma i-pennant okufanele ibekwe ngaphezu kwefulegi lase-United States noma kwesokudla sefulegi lase-United States.
7. Uma amafulege ezizwe ezimbili noma ngaphezulu eboniswa, kufanele andiza asuke ezintini ezihlukene ezinobude obufanayo. Amafulegi kufanele abe nosayizi olinganayo. Ukusetshenziswa kwamazwe ngamazwe kwenqabela ukuvezwa kwefulegi lesizwe esisodwa ngaphezu kwesinye isizwe ngesikhathi sokuthula.
8.Lapho ifulegi lase-United States livezwa kubasebenzi abaphumele ngokuvundlile noma nge-engeli ukusuka kuwindi lompheme, kuvulandi, noma phambi kwebhilidi, inyunyana yefulegi kufanele ibekwe esicongweni sabasebenzi ngaphandle kwalapho ifulege liphakathi kwabasebenzi. Uma ifulege lilengiswa eceleni komgwaqo osuka entanjeni esuka endlini iye esigxotsheni emaphethelweni omgwaqo, ifulegi kufanele likhushulelwe ngaphandle, inyunyana kuqala, isuke esakhiweni.
9. Uma ikhonjiswe ngokuvundlile noma ime odongeni, inyunyana kufanele ibe phezulu kakhulu futhi ibe kwesokudla sefulegi, okungukuthi, kwesokunxele sombukeli. Uma ikhonjiswa efasiteleni, ifulege kufanele liboniswe ngendlela efanayo, inyunyana noma inkambu eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka kwesokunxele sombukeli emgwaqweni.
10.Lapho ifulegi likhonjiswa phakathi nomgwaqo, kufanele limiswe libheke phezulu kanye nenyunyana enyakatho emgwaqeni osempumalanga nasentshonalanga noma empumalanga emgwaqeni osenyakatho naseningizimu.
11.Uma isetshenziswa endaweni yesikhulumi, ifulegi, uma libekwe phansi, kufanele libekwe phezulu nangemuva kwesipika. Lapho liboniswa livela ezisebenzini zesonto noma ihholo lomphakathi, ifulege lase-United States of America kufanele libe nesikhundla sokuvelela okuphakeme, ngaphambi kwezithameli, futhi sesimweni sokuhlonipha ilungelo lomfundisi noma lesikhulumi njengoba libheke izethameli. Noma yiliphi elinye ifulege elibekwe kanjalo kufanele libekwe kwesokunxele somfundisi noma isikhulumi noma kwesokudla sezilaleli.
12.Ifulege kufanele libe isici esihlukile somcimbi wokwembulwa kwesifanekiso noma itshe lesikhumbuzo, kodwa akufanele nanini lisetshenziswe njengesembozo sesifanekiso noma itshe lesikhumbuzo.
13.Ifulegi, uma lindiza liyisigamu sabasebenzi, kufanele liqale liphakanyiswe liye phezulu umzuzwana bese lehliselwa endaweni yabasebenzi abayisigamu. Ifulegi kufanele futhi liphakanyiswe phezulu ngaphambi kokuba lehliswe usuku. NgoSuku LweSikhumbuzo ifulege kufanele livezwe phakathi kwabasebenzi kuze kube semini kuphela, bese liphakanyiswa phezulu kwezisebenzi. Ngomyalo kaMongameli, ifulege lizondiziswa njengengxenye yezisebenzi lapho kushona izikhulu zikahulumeni wase-United States kanye noMbusi Wesifunda, indawo, noma impahla, njengophawu lokuhlonipha inkumbulo yabo. Esimweni lapho kushona ezinye izikhulu noma izicukuthwane zakwamanye amazwe, ifulege kufanele livezwe phakathi kwabasebenzi ngokuvumelana neziyalezo noma imiyalo kaMongameli, noma ngokuvumelana namasiko noma izinqubo ezaziwayo ezingangqubuzani nomthetho. Esimweni lapho kushona isikhulu sikahulumeni samanje noma sangaphambili sanoma isiphi iSifunda, indawo, noma indawo yase-United States, noma kushona ilungu lebutho lezempi elivela kunoma yisiphi iSifunda, indawo, noma impahla eshona ngesikhathi sisemsebenzini, uMbusi walelo zwe, indawo, noma impahla angamemezela ukuthi ifulegi likaZwelonke liyohanjiswa kuMkhandlu Kazwelonke futhi linikezwe igunya lesifunda sase-Columbia. inhlonipho yokwethula noma izikhulu zangaphambili zeSifunda Sase-Columbia kanye namalungu Ombutho Wezempi avela esifundeni sase-Columbia. Ifulegi liyophephezeliswa isigamu sabasebenzi izinsuku ezingama-30 kusukela ekufeni kukaMongameli noma owayenguMongameli wangaphambili; Ezinsukwini eziyi-10 kusukela osukwini lokushona kwePhini Likamongameli, iJaji Elikhulu noma iJaji Eliyinhloko lase-United States eselathatha umhlalaphansi, noma uSomlomo Wendlu Yabamele; kusukela osukwini lokufa kuze kufike ekungcwatshweni kweNhlangano Yezobulungiswa Yenkantolo Ephakeme, uNobhala womnyango omkhulu noma wezempi, owayeyiPhini Likamongameli, noma uMbusi Wezwe, indawo, noma impahla; futhi ngosuku lokufa nangosuku olulandelayo lweLungu leKhongolose. Ifulege lizondiziswa njengengxenye yezisebenzi ngoSuku LweSikhumbuzo Sezikhulu Zokuthula, ngaphandle uma lolo suku futhi kuwuSuku Lwezempi. Njengoba kusetshenziswe kulesi sigatshana -
1.igama elithi “uhhafu wabasebenzi” lisho ukuma kwefulegi uma kuyinxenye yebanga phakathi kwengaphezulu nangaphansi kwentonga;
2.igama elithi “umnyango ophethe noma wezempi” lisho noma iyiphi i-ejensi esohlwini ngaphansi kwezigaba 101 no-102 zesihloko 5, Ikhodi yase-United States; futhi
3.igama elithi “Ilungu Lekhongolose” lisho iSigele, Omele, Isithunywa, noma Ukhomishana Ohlala ePuerto Rico.
14.Uma ifulegi lisetshenziselwa ukumboza ibhokisi, kufanele libekwe ngendlela yokuthi inyunyana ibe sekhanda naphezu kwehlombe langakwesokunxele. Ifulege akufanele lehliselwe ethuneni noma livunyelwe ukuthinta phansi.
15. Uma ifulegi lilengiswa ephasishi noma endaweni yokwamukela izivakashi esakhiweni esinomnyango owodwa kuphela, kufanele limiswe libheke phezulu ngokuhlangana kwefulegi kwesokunxele sombukeli lapho lingena. Uma isakhiwo sineminyango eyinhloko engaphezu kweyodwa, ifulegi kufanele limiswe mpo eduze nendawo emaphakathi yephasishi noma indawo yokwamukela izivakashi enenyunyana enyakatho, lapho iminyango isempumalanga nasentshonalanga noma isempumalanga lapho iminyango isenyakatho naseningizimu. Uma kukhona ukungena ngezindlela ezingaphezu kwezimbili, inyunyana kufanele ibe ngasempumalanga.
8. Ukuhlonipha ifulege
Akukho ukungahloniphi okufanele kuboniswe kufulegi lase-United States of America; ifulege akufanele licwiliswe kunoma yimuphi umuntu noma into. Imibala esemthethweni, amafulegi kahulumeni, namafulegi enhlangano noma esikhungo kufanele acwiliswe njengophawu lokuhlonipha.
1.Ifulegi akufanele nanini liboniswe inyunyana iphansi, ngaphandle nje kophawu lokucindezeleka okukhulu ezimweni eziyingozi enkulu empilweni noma empahleni.
2.Ifulegi akufanele nanini lithinte noma yini engaphansi kwalo, njengendawo ephansi, phansi, amanzi, noma okuthengiswayo.
3.Ifulegi akufanele nanini lithwelwe liphansi noma liye phezulu, kodwa lihlale liphezulu futhi likhululekile.
4.Ifulegi akufanele nanini lisetshenziswe njengokugqoka izingubo, okokulala, noma okokugqoka. Akufanele neze inyandwe, ihlehliselwe emuva, noma ikhuphuke, ibe yimigoqo, kodwa ihlale ivunyelwe ukuba ikhululeke. Ukubhanqa okuluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, okumhlophe nokubomvu, okuhlale kuhlelwe ngokuluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka ngaphezulu, okumhlophe phakathi nendawo, nokubomvu ngezansi, kufanele kusetshenziselwe ukumboza ideski lesikhulumi, ukunameka ingaphambili lesiteji, kanye nokuhlobisa njengendawo yonke.
5.Ifulegi akufanele liboshwe, livezwe, lisetshenziswe, noma ligcinwe ngendlela ezokwenza ukuthi lidabuke kalula, lingcoliswe, noma lonakaliswe nganoma iyiphi indlela.
6.Ifulegi akufanele nanini lisetshenziswe njengesembozo sosilingi.
7. Ifulege kwakungafanele neze libeke phezu kwalo, noma kunoma iyiphi ingxenye yalo, noma linamathisele kulo noma yiluphi uphawu, uphawu, uhlamvu, igama, umfanekiso, umklamo, isithombe, noma umdwebo wanoma iyiphi imvelo.
8.Ifulegi akufanele nanini lisetshenziswe njengesitsha sokwamukela, ukubamba, ukuthwala, noma ukudiliva noma yini.
9.Ifulegi akufanele nanini lisetshenziselwe izinjongo zokukhangisa nganoma iyiphi indlela. Akufanele ifekethiswe ezintweni ezinjengamacushion noma amaduku nokunye okunjalo, inyatheliswe noma igcizelelwe ngenye indlela kumanabukeni ephepha noma emabhokisini nanoma yini eklanyelwe ukusetshenziswa okwesikhashana futhi ilahlwe. Izimpawu zokukhangisa akufanele ziboshelwe kubasebenzi noma endaweni lapho ifulegi lindiza khona.
10.Ayikho ingxenye yefulegi okufanele isetshenziswe njengemvunulo noma umfaniswano wokusubatha. Nokho, isiqeshana sefulege singase sinanyathiselwe emfaniswaneni wamasosha, izicishamlilo, amaphoyisa namalungu ezinhlangano ezishisekela izwe. Ifulege limelela izwe eliphilayo futhi ngokwalo libhekwa njengento ephilayo. Ngakho-ke, iphinikhodi yefulegi ye-lapel iyi-replica, kufanele igqoke i-lapel yesokunxele eduze kwenhliziyo.
11.Ifulegi, uma lisesimeni sokuthi lingaselona uphawu olufanele ukubukiswa, kufanele libhujiswe ngendlela ehloniphekile, okungcono ngokushiswa.
9. Ukuziphatha ngesikhathi sokuphakamisa, ukwehlisa noma ukudluliswa kwefulegi
Phakathi nomkhosi wokuphakamisa noma wokwehlisa ifulege noma lapho ifulege lidlula embukisweni noma lapho kubuyekezwa, bonke abantu abakhona begqoke umfaniswano kufanele bashayele impi. Amalungu Ombutho Wezempi nomakadebona abakhona kodwa abangawugqokile umfaniswano bangase bashaye indesheni yezempi. Bonke abanye abantu abakhona kufanele babhekane nefulegi futhi bame babheke ngesandla sokudla phezu kwenhliziyo, noma uma kufanele, bakhumule iminqwazo yabo ngesandla sokudla bese beyibamba ehlombe lesokunxele, isandla siphezu kwenhliziyo. Izakhamizi zakwamanye amazwe ezikhona kufanele ziqaphele. Konke lokho kuziphatha okubhekiswe efulegini kukholamu ehambayo kufanele kwenziwe ngesikhathi ifulegi lidlula.
10. Ukuguqulwa kwemithetho namasiko nguMongameli
Noma yimuphi umthetho noma isiko eliphathelene nokuvezwa kwefulegi lase-United States of America, elibalulwe lapha, lingashintshwa, lilungiswe, noma lichithwe, noma imithetho eyengeziwe maqondana nalokho ingase inqunywe, nguMkhuzi Omkhulu Webutho Lezempi Lase-United States, noma nini lapho ebona kufanele noma efiselekayo; futhi noma yikuphi lokho kuguqulwa noma umthetho owengeziwe uyobekwa esimemezelweni.
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Mar-15-2023