SENATE BILL No. 181

February 8, 2001, Introduced by Senators HOFFMAN, NORTH, EMMONS, GOSCHKA and

MC COTTER and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.

A bill to amend 1911 PA 209, entitled

"An act to adopt and prescribe the design of a state coat-of-arms

and state flag, and their use, and to prohibit the use of the

same for advertising purposes, and to provide a punishment for

such forbidden use,"

by amending section 3 (MCL 2.23).

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1 Sec. 3. The state flag shall be blue charged with the

2 arms COAT-OF-ARMS of the THIS state. THE WORD "MICHIGAN"

3 SHALL BE PLACED ABOVE THE COAT-OF-ARMS AND THE DATE "1837" SHALL

4 BE PLACED BELOW THE COAT-OF-ARMS.

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