CHaP. 169.—An ACT to provide upon a petition of a majority of the
patrons of any school in the State for placing a United States flag
upon each public school house, or on the grounds thereof, in the State
of Virginia, and authorizing the respective school authorities to make
an appropriation to pay for same. (H. B. 7.)

Approved March 13, 1916.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
upon a petition of a majority of the patrons of any school in
the State, the school authorities of each city and of each school
district in the State of Virginia, shall provide for such public
school within their jurisdiction a United States flag, commen-
surate with the size of the building, but of a size not less than
four by six feet, together with a flag staff or pole, and the
ropes, pulleys, and other paraphernalia needed for flying said
flag.
2. That the money necessary for the purchase of said flag,
flag staff and paraphernalia shall be used from the moneys
in the hands of the said school authorities for school purposes,
and when any of these articles shall become worn out or unfit
for use, they shall be replaced by said authorities.

3. That the said flag shall be flown from a staff attached
to the said school building, or from a pole located not more
than fifty feet from said school building, and within the grounds
adjacent to it. :

4, That it shall be the duty of each teacher in a school
amploying one teacher only, and of the principal of each school
2mploying more than one teacher, to see that said flag shall be
flown from said flag staff, or pole during school hours of each
school day in the year, from the hour of opening until the hour
of closing of the school under his or her charge except upon
such days as an injury to the flag would be likely to result from
flying it, by reason of inclement weather conditions.