Nebraska State Flag
Adopted
in 1925.
The flag of the state of Nebraska is a blue cloth charged with the state seal. The current design was adopted in 1925, yet a design in 1921 from an architect based in New York State was rejected by the state government. The official designation of the design as the state flag occurred in 1963; Nebraska was one of the last states to adopt an official flag The original State Flag is currently hanging in the Secretary of State's office for the viewing pleasure of the public.
The Nebraska State Flag
In 1921, a state flag design by a New York Architect was presented to the Legislature, but was turned down as being inappropriate. Nebraska was one of the last states to adopt a State Flag. Representative, J. Lloyd McMaster introduced a bill in 1925, designating a State Banner. The bill was passed and became statute. The law describes the banner as "a reproduction of the Great Seal of the State charged on the center in gold and silver on a field of national blue."
The 1963 Legislature designated the state banner the official flag of Nebraska.
The 1965 Legislature amended Section 84-714 Revised Statutes of Nebraska to add "and may be displayed on such occasions, at such times, and under such conditions as the Flag of the United States of America. The State Flag shall be displayed on or near the State Capitol, the Governor's Mansion, all Courthouses, City or Village Halls, Schoolhouses, and other public administrative buildings in the State under or to the left of the Flag of the United States of America." The original State Flag is currently hanging in the Secretary of State's office for the viewing pleasure of the public.
Nebraska Law
2006 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 90 - Special Acts › ? 90-102 - State banner; design; legend described; official state flag; when and where displayed.
Chapter 90 Special Acts
90-102. State banner; design; legend described; official state flag; when and where
displayed.
The banner of the State of Nebraska shall consist of a reproduction of the Great Seal
of the State, charged on the center in gold and silver on a field of national blue. The banner
shall be the official state flag of the State of Nebraska and may be displayed on such occasions,
at such times, and under such conditions as the flag of the United States of America. The banner
shall be displayed on or near the State Capitol, the Governor's Mansion, all courthouses, city
or village halls, schoolhouses, and other public administrative buildings in this state under
or to the left of the flag of the United States of America.
Source:
Laws 1925, c. 151, § 1, p. 387; C.S.1929, § 84-720; R.S.1943, § 84-714; Laws 1963, c. 305,
§ 2, p. 902; Laws 1965, c. 570, § 1, p. 1859; R.R.S.1943, § 84-714.
90-103. State banner; use as advertisement or trademark, prohibited.
The state banner, provided for in section 90-102, shall never be used as a business advertisement
or trademark, either in its entirety or in a composite; and any insult to such banner is forbidden.
Source
Laws 1925, c. 151, § 3, p. 388;
C.S.1929, § 84-722;
R.S.1943, § 84-715.
90-104. State banner; violations; penalty.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any of the provisions of section 90-103,
shall be deemed guilty of a Class III misdemeanor.
Source
Laws 1925, c. 151, § 5, p. 388;
C.S.1929, § 84-724;
R.S.1943, § 84-716;
Laws 1977, LB 39, § 339.
Nebraska Revised Statute 84-501
Chapter 84 ? 84-501
84-501. Secretary of State; Great Seal; custodian.
The Secretary of State shall safely keep and not suffer to be imitated or counterfeited the
Great Seal of the State of Nebraska of the form and design prescribed by the Act approved June
15, 1867, as follows:
Source
Laws 1867, § 1, p. 57;
R.S.1913, § 5569;
C.S.1922, § 4873;
C.S.1929, § 84-501;
R.S.1943, § 84-501.
Note: Section 1 of the act of 1867 is as follows: "Section 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature
of the State of Nebraska, That the Secretary of State be, and he is hereby authorized and required
to procure, at the cost and expense of the state, and as soon after the passage of this act
as practicable, a seal for the state, to be designated and known as the Great Seal of the State
of Nebraska, and of the design and device following, that is to say: The eastern part of the
circle to be represented by a steamboat ascending the Missouri river; the mechanic arts to
be represented by a smith with hammer and anvil; in the foreground, agriculture to be represented
by a settler's cabin, sheaves of wheat and stalks of growing corn; in the background a train
of cars heading towards the Rocky Mountains, and on the extreme west, the Rocky Mountains to
be plainly in view; around the top of this circle to be in capital letters, the motto. 'EQUALITY
BEFORE THE LAW,' and the circle to be surrounded with the words, 'Great Seal of the State of
Nebraska, March 1st, 1867.'"
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