SENATE BILL NO. 650


   June 10, 1999, Introduced by Senators HOFFMAN, GOSCHKA, NORTH 
        and EMMONS 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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