Imithetho yokuphatha nokubonisa ifulegi lase-US ichazwa ngumthetho owaziwa ngokuthi i-US Flag Code. Sicaphune imithetho kahulumeni lapha ngaphandle kwezinguquko ukuze uthole amaqiniso lapha. Lokhu kufaka phakathi indlela ifulegi lase-United States of America elibukeka ngayo kanye nokusetshenziswa, isibambiso kanye nendlela ifulegi laseMelika elibukeka ngayo. Ukwazi ukuthi ifulegi laseMelika libukeka kanjani nokuthi liphethwe kanjani kuwumthwalo wemfanelo wabaseMelika.
Imithetho elandelayo mayelana namafulegi ase-USA isekelwe kuKhodi yase-United States Isihloko sesi-4 Isahluko 1.
1. Ifulege; imivimbo nezinkanyezi ku
Ifulegi lase-United States lizoba yimigqa eyishumi nantathu evundlile, ephindwe kabili ibe bomvu nomhlophe; kanti ukuhlangana kwefulegi kuzoba yizinkanyezi ezingamashumi amahlanu ezimele amazwe angamashumi amahlanu, amhlophe ensimini eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka.
2. Okufanayo; izinkanyezi ezengeziwe
Uma uMbuso omusha ungena eNyunyana kuzofakwa inkanyezi eyodwa ekuhlanganisweni kwefulegi; futhi lokho kwengeza kuzoqala ukusebenza ngosuku lwesine lukaJulayi bese kulandela okulandelayo ukwamukelwa okunjalo.
3. Ukusetshenziswa kwefulegi laseMelika ngezinjongo zokukhangisa; ukunqunywa kwefulegi
Noma yimuphi umuntu, ngaphakathi kweSifunda saseColumbia, nganoma iyiphi indlela, yokubonisa noma ukukhombisa, ozobeka noma abangele ukuba kubekwe noma yiliphi igama, umfanekiso, uphawu, isithombe, umklamo, umdwebo, noma yisiphi isikhangiso sanoma yiluphi uhlobo kunoma yiliphi ifulege, indinganiso, imibala, noma isibonakaliso se-United States of America; noma ozoveza noma abangele ukuba kuvezwe emphakathini noma yiliphi ifulege, indinganiso, imibala, noma isibonakaliso okuzonyatheliswa kuso, kwapendwa, noma kwabekwa ngenye indlela, noma okuzonamatheliswa kuso, kwanamatheliswa, kwanamatheliswa, noma kwanamatheliswa noma yiliphi igama, umfanekiso, uphawu, isithombe, umklamo, noma umdwebo, noma yisiphi isikhangiso sanoma yiluphi uhlobo; noma ngubani, ngaphakathi kweSifunda saseColumbia, ozokhiqiza, athengise, adalule ukuze kuthengiswe, noma abonwe umphakathi, noma anikeze noma abe nakho ukuze kuthengiswe, noma anikezwe noma asetshenziswe nganoma iyiphi injongo, noma iyiphi into noma into ewumkhiqizo, noma isitsha sempahla noma into noma into yokuthwala noma yokuthutha impahla, okuzonyatheliswa kuyo, kupendwe, kunamathiselwe, noma kubekwe ngenye indlela umfanekiso wanoma yiliphi ifulege, indinganiso, imibala, noma uphawu, ukuze kukhangiswe, kuqashelwe, kuhlotshiswe, kuphawulwe, noma kuhlukaniswe into noma into ebekwe kuyo uzobhekwa njengonecala lesenzo esibi futhi uzojeziswa ngenhlawulo engedluli ku-$100 noma ngokuboshwa izinsuku ezingedluli kumashumi amathathu, noma kokubili, ngokubona kwenkantolo. Amagama athi “ifulege, indinganiso, imibala, noma uphawu”, njengoba esetshenziswe lapha, azofaka noma yiliphi ifulege, indinganiso, imibala, uphawu, noma isithombe noma ukumelwa kwanoma iyiphi ingxenye noma izingxenye zanoma iyiphi, eyenziwe nganoma iyiphi into noma emelelwe kunoma iyiphi into, yanoma yiluphi usayizi obonakala sengathi ungowefulege, indinganiso, imibala, noma uphawu lwe-United States of America noma isithombe noma ukumelwa kwanoma yikuphi, okuzoboniswa phezu kwalo imibala, izinkanyezi kanye nemivimbo, kunoma iyiphi inombolo yanoma yikuphi, noma kunoma iyiphi ingxenye noma izingxenye zanoma yikuphi, lapho umuntu ovamile obona okufanayo ngaphandle kokucabanga angase akholelwe okufanayo ukuthi kumelela ifulege, imibala, indinganiso, noma uphawu lwe-United States of America.
4. Isifungo sokwethembeka efulegeni laseMelika; indlela yokulethwa
Isifungo Sokwethembeka Efulegeni: “Ngifunga ukwethembeka efulegeni lase-United States of America, kanye naseRiphabhuliki eliyimele, isizwe esisodwa ngaphansi kukaNkulunkulu, esingahlukaniseki, esinenkululeko nobulungiswa kubo bonke.”, kufanele senziwe ngokuma sibheke ifulegeni ngesandla sokudla phezu kwenhliziyo. Uma singagqokile iyunifomu amadoda kufanele akhumule noma yisiphi isigqoko sekhanda esingeyona eyenkolo ngesandla sawo sokudla asibambe ehlombe lesobunxele, isandla sibe phezu kwenhliziyo. Abantu abagqoke iyunifomu kufanele bathule, babheke ifulegeni, futhi bashayele isikhumbuzo sezempi.
5. Ukuboniswa nokusetshenziswa kwefulegi lase-United States of America yizakhamuzi; ukubhalwa kwemithetho namasiko; incazelo
Ukuhlelwa okulandelayo kwemithetho namasiko akhona aphathelene nokuboniswa nokusetshenziswa kwefulegi lase-United States of America, futhi kusungulwa ngalokhu, ukuze kusetshenziswe izakhamuzi noma amaqembu noma izinhlangano ezingezona ezezakhamuzi njengoba kungase kungadingeki ukuhambisana nemithethonqubo ekhishwe umnyango owodwa noma eminingi yokuphatha kaHulumeni wase-United States. Ifulegi lase-United States ngenhloso yalesi sahluko lizochazwa ngokwesihloko 4, iKhodi yase-United States, iSahluko 1, iSigaba 1 kanye neSigaba 2 kanye ne-Executive Order 10834 ekhishwe ngokulandelana kwayo.
6. Isikhathi kanye nezikhathi zokubonisa ifulege laseMelika
1. Kuyisiko elivamile ukukhombisa ifulege kuphela kusukela ekuphumeni kwelanga kuze kube sekushoneni kwalo ezakhiweni kanye nasezintini zefulege ezimile endaweni evulekile. Kodwa-ke, uma kudingeka umthelela wobuzwe, ifulege lingaboniswa amahora angamashumi amabili nane ngosuku uma likhanyiswe kahle ngezikhathi zobumnyama.
2. Ifulege kufanele liphakanyiswe ngokushesha futhi lehliswe ngomkhosi.
3. Ifulegi akufanele liboniswe ngezinsuku lapho isimo sezulu sibi khona, ngaphandle kwalapho kuboniswa ifulegi elibonisa isimo sezulu sonke.
4. Ifulegi kufanele liboniswe kuzo zonke izinsuku, ikakhulukazi ku
Usuku Lonyaka Omusha, Januwari 1
Usuku Lokugcotshwa, Januwari 20
Usuku lokuzalwa lukaMartin Luther King Jr., ngoMsombuluko wesithathu ngoJanuwari
Usuku lokuzalwa lukaLincoln, mhla ziyi-12 kuNhlolanja
Usuku lokuzalwa lukaWashington, ngoMsombuluko wesithathu ngoFebhuwari
ISonto lePhasika (okuguquguqukayo)
Usuku Lomama, iSonto lesibili ngoMeyi
Usuku Lwamabutho Ahlomile, ngoMgqibelo wesithathu ngoMeyi
Usuku Lwesikhumbuzo (isigamu sabasebenzi kuze kube semini), uMsombuluko wokugcina ngoMeyi
Usuku Lwefulegi, mhla ziyi-14 kuNhlangulana
Usuku Lobaba, iSonto lesithathu ngoJuni
Usuku Lokuzimela, Julayi 4
Usuku Lomsebenzi, uMsombuluko wokuqala ngoSepthemba
Usuku Lomthethosisekelo, mhla ziyi-17 kuMandulo
Usuku lweColumbus, uMsombuluko wesibili ngo-Okthoba
Usuku Lwasemanzini, Okthoba 27
Usuku Lwamasosha, Novemba 11
Usuku Lokubonga, ngoLwesine lwesine ngoNovemba
Usuku lukaKhisimusi, 25 Disemba
kanye nezinye izinsuku ezingamenyezelwa nguMongameli wase-United States
izinsuku zokuzalwa zamazwe (usuku lokwamukelwa)
kanye namaholide kaHulumeni.
5. Ifulegi kufanele libekwe nsuku zonke esakhiweni esikhulu sokuphatha sazo zonke izikhungo zomphakathi noma eduze kwaso.
6. Ifulegi kufanele libekwe kuzo zonke izindawo zokuvota noma eduze kwazo ngezinsuku zokhetho.
7. Ifulege kufanele libekwe phakathi nezinsuku zesikole kuzo zonke izikole noma eduze kwazo.
7. Indawo kanye nendlela yokubonisa ifulegi lase-USIfulege, uma lithwalwa ngodwendwe kanye nefulege noma amafulege elinye, kufanele libe ngakwesokudla sokumasha; okungukuthi, ilungelo lefulege, noma, uma kukhona umugqa wezinye amafulege, phambi kwesikhungo salowo mugqa.
1. Ifulege akufanele liboniswe entanjeni embukisweni ngaphandle kwenduku, noma njengoba kuhlinzekwe esigabeni (i) salesi sigaba.
2. Ifulege akufanele limbozwe phezu kwebhothi, phezulu, ezinhlangothini, noma ngemuva kwemoto noma kwesitimela sesitimela noma esikebheni. Uma ifulege liboniswa emotweni, induku kufanele iboshwe ngokuqinile ku-chassis noma iboshwe ku-fender yesokudla.
3. Akukho elinye ifulege noma ipeni okufanele libekwe ngaphezulu noma, uma lisezingeni elifanayo, ngakwesokudla sefulege lase-United States of America, ngaphandle kwezinkonzo zesonto eziqhutshwa abefundisi basemanzini olwandle, lapho ipeni lesonto lingandiza ngaphezu kwefulege ngesikhathi sezinkonzo zesonto zabasebenzi be-Navy. Akekho umuntu ozobonisa ifulege leZizwe Ezihlangene noma elinye ifulege lesizwe noma lamazwe ngamazwe elilingana, ngaphezulu, noma esikhundleni sokuvelela noma udumo, noma esikhundleni salo, ifulege lase-United States kunoma iyiphi indawo ngaphakathi kwe-United States noma kunoma iyiphi iNdawo noma indawo yalo: Uma nje, Akukho lutho kulesi sigaba oluzokwenza kube semthethweni ukuqhubeka komkhuba olandelwayo kuze kube manje wokubonisa ifulege leZizwe Ezihlangene esikhundleni sokuvelela noma udumo oluphakeme, kanye namanye amafulege esizwe ezindaweni zokuvelela noma udumo olulinganayo, kanye nefulege lase-United States endlunkulu yeZizwe Ezihlangene.
4. Ifulegi lase-United States of America, uma liboniswa nefulegi elinye odongeni oluvela ezindongeni eziphambanisiwe, kufanele libe ngakwesokudla, ilungelo lefulegi, kanti induku yalo kufanele ibe phambi kwenduku yefulegi elinye.
5. Ifulegi lase-United States of America kufanele libe sesikhungweni nasezingeni eliphezulu kakhulu leqembu lapho amafulegi amaningana ezizwe noma izindawo noma izinhlangano ezizimele ziqoqwa futhi ziboniswa ngabasebenzi.
6. Uma amafulegi aseMelika, amadolobha, noma izindawo, noma ama-pennant emiphakathi endiza endaweni efanayo nefulegi lase-United States, leli lokugcina kufanele lihlale liphezulu. Uma amafulegi endiza esuka ezindongeni eziseduze, ifulegi lase-United States kufanele liphakanyiswe kuqala bese lehliswa ekugcineni. Akukho fulegi noma i-pennant enjalo engabekwa ngaphezu kwefulegi lase-United States noma ngakwesokudla sefulegi lase-United States.
7. Uma kuphakanyiswa amafulegi ezizwe ezimbili noma ngaphezulu, kufanele aphephezeliswe ezindongeni ezihlukene ezinokuphakama okufanayo. Amafulegi kufanele abe nobukhulu obufanayo. Ukusetshenziswa kwamanye amazwe kuyakwenqabela ukuboniswa kwefulegi lesizwe esisodwa ngaphezu kwelesinye ngesikhathi sokuthula.
8. Uma ifulege lase-United States liboniswa kusukela kubasebenzi abavele ngokuvundlile noma nge-engela kusukela kufasitela, ebhalkhoni, noma ngaphambili kwesakhiwo, ukuhlangana kwefulege kufanele kubekwe esicongweni sabasebenzi ngaphandle kokuthi ifulege lisengxenyeni yodondolo. Uma ifulege lilengiswe phezu komgwaqo ohamba ngezinyawo kusukela entanjeni esukela endlini kuya esigxotsheni emaphethelweni omgwaqo ohamba ngezinyawo, ifulege kufanele liphakanyiswe, ukuhlangana kuqala, kusukela esakhiweni.
9. Uma iboniswa ngokuvundlile noma ngokuvundlile odongeni, i-union kufanele ibe phezulu futhi ibe ngakwesokudla sefulegi, okungukuthi, ngakwesobunxele sombukeli. Uma iboniswa efasiteleni, ifulegi kufanele iboniswe ngendlela efanayo, kanye ne-union noma insimu eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka ngakwesobunxele sombukeli emgwaqweni.
10. Uma ifulegi libekwe phakathi nomgwaqo, kufanele liphanyekwe liqonde phezulu kanye ne-union enyakatho emgwaqweni osempumalanga nosentshonalanga noma empumalanga emgwaqweni osenyakatho noseningizimu.
11. Uma isetshenziswa epulatifomu yesikhulumi, ifulege, uma libekwe phansi, kufanele libekwe ngaphezulu nangemuva kwesikhulumi. Uma libekwe kusukela enduku esontweni noma ehholo lomphakathi, ifulege lase-United States of America kufanele libe sesimweni sokuvelela okuphezulu, ngaphambi kwezilaleli, futhi libe sesimweni sodumo ngakwesokudla somfundisi noma sesikhulumi njengoba ebhekene nezilaleli. Noma yiliphi elinye ifulege elibekwe kanjalo kufanele libekwe ngakwesobunxele somfundisi noma sesikhulumi noma ngakwesokudla sezilaleli.
12. Ifulege kufanele libe yisici esihlukile somcimbi wokwembula isithombe noma isikhumbuzo, kodwa akufanele lisetshenziswe njengesimbozo sesithombe noma isikhumbuzo.
13. Ifulege, uma lindiza ngesigamu sodondolo, kufanele liqale liphakanyiswe esicongweni okwesikhashana bese lehliswa libe yisigamu sodondolo. Ifulege kufanele liphakanyiswe futhi esicongweni ngaphambi kokuba lehliswe ngalolo suku. NgoSuku Lwesikhumbuzo ifulege kufanele liphakanyiswe ngesigamu sodondolo kuze kube semini kuphela, bese liphakanyiswe libe phezulu kwenduku. Ngomyalo kaMongameli, ifulege kufanele lindiza ngesigamu sodondolo lapho kufa abantu ababalulekile bakaHulumeni wase-United States kanye noMbusi weSifundazwe, indawo, noma ubunini, njengophawu lokuhlonipha inkumbulo yabo. Uma kwenzeka kufa ezinye izikhulu noma izikhulu zakwamanye amazwe, ifulege kufanele liphakanyiswe ngesigamu sodondolo ngokwemiyalelo noma imiyalo kaMongameli, noma ngokuhambisana namasiko noma imikhuba eyaziwayo engahambisani nomthetho. Uma kwenzeka kushona isikhulu samanje noma sangaphambilini sikahulumeni wanoma yiliphi iZwe, indawo, noma ukuba ne-United States, noma ukufa kwelungu le-Armed Forces elivela kunoma yiliphi iZwe, indawo, noma ukuba ne-United States elishona ngenkathi lisebenza emsebenzini, uMbusi walowo Mbuso, indawo, noma ukuba ne-Armed Forces angamemezela ukuthi ifulege likaZwelonke lizobhaliswa ngesigamu senduku, futhi igunya elifanayo linikezwa uMeya weSifunda saseColumbia maqondana nezikhulu zamanje noma zangaphambili zeSifunda saseColumbia kanye namalungu e-Armed Forces avela eSifundeni saseColumbia. Ifulege lizobhaliswa ngesigamu senduku izinsuku ezingama-30 kusukela ekufeni kukaMongameli noma owayenguMongameli; izinsuku eziyi-10 kusukela ngosuku lokufa kwePhini likaMongameli, iJaji eliyiNhloko noma iJaji eliyiNhloko lase-United States eselithathe umhlalaphansi, noma uSomlomo weNdlu yabaMeli; kusukela ngosuku lokufa kuze kube sekungcwatshweni kweJaji elihlangene leNkantolo Ephakeme, uNobhala womnyango ophethe noma wezempi, owayeyiPhini likaMongameli, noma uMbusi weSifunda, indawo, noma ukuba ne-Armed Forces; futhi ngosuku lokufa nangosuku olulandelayo lweLungu leCongress. Ifulege lizobhajiswa ngesigamu senduku ngosuku lweSikhumbuzo se-Peace Officers, ngaphandle kokuthi lolo suku luyiSuku Lamabutho Ahlomile. Njengoba kusetshenziswe kulesi sigaba —
1. Igama elithi “ingxenye yodondolo” lisho indawo yefulegi uma ibanga liphakathi kwengxenye ephezulu nephansi yodondolo liyisigamu;
2. Igama elithi “umnyango ophethe noma wezempi” lisho noma yiliphi i-ejensi ebhalwe ngaphansi kwezigaba 101 no-102 zesihloko 5, i-United States Code; kanye
3. Igama elithi “Ilungu lePhalamende” lisho iSenator, uMmeleli, uMthunywa, noma uKhomishana Ohlala ePuerto Rico.
14. Uma ifulege lisetshenziswa ukumboza ibhokisi, kufanele libekwe ngendlela yokuthi i-union ibe sekhanda nangaphezu kwehlombe lesobunxele. Ifulege akufanele lehliswe ethuneni noma livunyelwe ukuthinta phansi.
15. Uma ifulege lilengiswe ngaphesheya komhubhe noma i-lobby esakhiweni esinomnyango owodwa oyinhloko, kufanele lilengiswe ngokuma ngokuhlangana kwefulege ngakwesobunxele sombukeli lapho engena. Uma isakhiwo sineminyango engaphezu kweyodwa eyinhloko, ifulege kufanele lilengiswe ngokuma eduze nesikhungo somhubhe noma i-lobby ene-union enyakatho, lapho iminyango ingasempumalanga nasentshonalanga noma ngasempumalanga lapho iminyango ingasenyakatho naseningizimu. Uma kuneminyango engaphezu kwemibili, i-union kufanele ibe ngasempumalanga.
8. Ukuhlonipha ifulege
Akukho ukungahloniphi okufanele kuboniswe ifulege lase-United States of America; ifulege akufanele lifakwe kunoma yimuphi umuntu noma into. Imibala yesifunda, amafulege kahulumeni, kanye namafulege enhlangano noma ezikhungo kufanele afakwe njengophawu lokuhlonipha.
1. Ifulegi akufanele libekwe phansi kanye nenyunyana, ngaphandle kophawu lokucindezeleka okukhulu ezimweni eziyingozi kakhulu empilweni noma empahleni.
2. Ifulege akufanele lithinte noma yini engaphansi kwalo, njengomhlaba, phansi, amanzi, noma izimpahla.
3. Ifulege akufanele liphathwe lithe tyaba noma livundlile, kodwa lihlale liphezulu futhi likhululekile.
4. Ifulege akufanele lisetshenziswe njengokugqoka izingubo, izingubo zokulala, noma izingubo zokugqoka. Akufanele neze lihlotshiswe, lidonswe emuva, noma liphakanyiswe phezulu, kodwa livunyelwe njalo ukuba liwe. Ukuhlobisa okuluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, okumhlophe, nokubomvu, okuhlala kuhlelwe ngombala oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka ngaphezulu, okumhlophe phakathi nendawo, nokubomvu ngezansi, kufanele kusetshenziswe ukumboza ideski lesipika, ukumboza ingaphambili lesikhulumi, kanye nokuhlobisa ngokujwayelekile.
5. Ifulege akufanele liboshwe, libekwe, lisetshenziswe, noma ligcinwe ngendlela yokuthi livumeleke ukuthi lidabuke kalula, lingcole, noma lonakale nganoma iyiphi indlela.
6. Ifulege akufanele lisetshenziswe njengesimbozo sophahla.
7. Ifulege akufanele neze libeke phezu kwalo, noma kunoma iyiphi ingxenye yalo, noma linamathisele uphawu, uphawu, uhlamvu, igama, umfanekiso, umklamo, isithombe, noma umdwebo wanoma yiluphi uhlobo.
8. Ifulege akufanele lisetshenziswe njengesitsha sokwamukela, sokubamba, ukuthwala, noma ukuletha noma yini.
9. Ifulege akufanele lisetshenziswe ngezinjongo zokukhangisa nganoma iyiphi indlela. Akufanele lihlotshiswe ezintweni ezifana nama-cushion noma ama-handcuff nokunye okunjalo, okunyathelisiwe noma okufakwe ephepheni noma emabhokisini noma kunoma yini eyenzelwe ukusetshenziswa kwesikhashana nokulahla. Izimpawu zokukhangisa akufanele ziboshelwe enduku noma ehholo lapho ifulege lindiza khona.
10. Akukho ngxenye yefulegi okufanele isetshenziswe njengengubo noma iyunifomu yezemidlalo. Kodwa-ke, ifulegi linganamathiselwa kuyunifomu yabasebenzi bezempi, abacishi bomlilo, amaphoyisa, kanye namalungu ezinhlangano ezishisekela izwe. Ifulegi limelela izwe eliphilayo futhi lona ngokwalo libhekwa njengento ephilayo. Ngakho-ke, iphinikhodi yefulegi le-lapel njengoba iyikhophi, kufanele ligqokwe e-lapel yesobunxele eduze kwenhliziyo.
11. Ifulege, uma lisesimweni sokuthi aliseyona uphawu olufanele ukuboniswa, kufanele libhujiswe ngendlela enesithunzi, okungcono ngokushiswa
9. Ukuziphatha ngesikhathi sokuphakamisa, ukwehlisa noma ukudlulisa ifulege
Ngesikhathi somcimbi wokuphakamisa noma ukwehlisa ifulege noma lapho ifulege lidlula embukisweni noma ekubukezweni, bonke abantu abakhona abagqoke iyunifomu kufanele bashayele ifulege. Amalungu e-Armed Forces kanye namasosha akhona kodwa angagqokile iyunifomu bangenza ifulege. Bonke abanye abantu abakhona kufanele babheke ifulege futhi bame baqonde, isandla sabo sokudla siphezu kwenhliziyo, noma uma kungenzeka, bakhumule isigqoko sabo sekhanda ngesandla sabo sokudla basibambe ehlombe lesobunxele, isandla sibe phezu kwenhliziyo. Izakhamuzi zakwamanye amazwe ezikhona kufanele zime ziqonde. Konke ukuziphatha okunjalo maqondana nefulege kukholamu ehambayo kufanele kwenziwe ngesikhathi ifulege lidlula.
10. Ukuguqulwa kwemithetho namasiko nguMongameli
Noma yimuphi umthetho noma isiko eliphathelene nokuboniswa kwefulegi lase-United States of America, elichazwe lapha, lingashintshwa, liguqulwe, noma lichithwe, noma eminye imithetho ephathelene nalo ingamiswa, yiNhloko yamaButho ahlomile ase-United States, noma nini lapho ebona kufanele noma kufiseleka; futhi noma yikuphi ukuguqulwa okunjalo noma umthetho owengeziwe kuzobekwa esimemezelweni.
Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Mashi-15-2023