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Act 63 of 1915
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MARKERS FOR VETERANS' GRAVES

Act 63 of 1915

AN ACT to provide for the furnishing of suitable flag holders and United States flags for the graves of veterans who served in the armed forces of the United States for the marking and designation of the graves for memorial purposes; and to provide a penalty for the removal or destruction of the flag holders and United States flags when placed.


History: 1915, Act 63, Imd. Eff. Apr. 20, 1915 ;-- Am. 1979, Act 142, Imd. Eff. Nov. 8, 1979 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 263, Imd. Eff. July 15, 1988




The People of the State of Michigan enact:

DocumentTypeDescription
Section 35.831SectionFlag holders and United States flag for veterans' graves in cemetery belonging to city, village, municipality, or township; petition; expense; purpose; assembly or manufacture within this state or elsewhere in United States; purchase; noncompliance as civil infraction.
Section 35.831aSectionFlag holder and United States flag; procurement by county; expense; purpose; assembly or manufacture within this state or elsewhere in United States; noncompliance as civil infraction.
Section 35.832SectionContents of petition.
Section 35.832aSectionUnited States flags for veterans' graves in privately owned cemetery; request; expense.
Section 35.833SectionTaking down, destroying, defacing, carrying away, or possessing flag holder or flag as misdemeanor; penalty.
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