[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Board
of Aldermen (now Town Council) of the Town of Boonton 12-17-1990 as Sec. 1-6 of the 1990 Code. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
A. Description of Seal. The seal heretofore provided
and used by and for the Town of Boonton is described as follows: Central
view of blast furnace and attachments; underneath the motto "Per Industria
Prosperamus"; encircling the whole are the letters and figures following:
"The Seal of the Town of Boonton, 1867," the impress of which seal
represented as aforesaid has been affixed hereto, is hereby declared
to be the common seal of the Town of Boonton.
B. Custody of Seal. The Town Clerk shall have the custody
of the Town Seal, and the same shall be carefully preserved and kept
by him at all times in his office.
[Added by Ord. No. 19-96]
A. Flag established. There is hereby established an official
flag for the Town of Boonton; its specifications are attached hereto
and incorporated herein by reference, said flag being similar to the
flag which is displayed in the Town Hall meeting room with the exception
that the official flag will not have a multicolored center logo, all
as set forth in the attached specifications.
B. Specifications for Town of Boonton flag.
(1) General description.
(a) The flag shall be rectangular in shape and the hoist
shall be less than the size of its fly.
(b) The flag shall have a blue base and a gold border
around the entire flag.
(c) Along the top of the flag shall be the words "Town
of Boonton" and at the bottom, the words "New Jersey." All words shall
be shown in gold block letters.
(d) At the left side, equidistant between the top and
bottom, shall be the year 1760. On the right side, also equidistant
between the top and bottom, shall be the year 1829. These shall be
gold in color.
(e) In the center of the flag shall be the Town logo.
A representation of the Morris Canal surrounded by a circle and scrollwork.
The phase "Inc. 1867" is imprinted at the bottom of the logo. The
circle, the scrollwork and the phase "Inc. 1967" also shall be gold
in color.
NOTE: The flag now on display in the Town Hall
Meeting Room, which was presented to the Town of Boonton at the time
of the centennial celebration in 1967, shall also be deemed an official
flag of the Town of Boonton. That flag conforms to the above description
in all respects, except for its multicolored center logo.
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[Added 4-15-2024 by Ord. No. 08-24]
A. Purpose. To establish the Town of Boonton policy governing the display
of flags by the Town on flag poles on Town property and upon stages
and podiums at Town-sponsored events. Town-owned flag poles are not
intended to serve as a forum for free expression by the public and
are for official purposes set forth herein.
B. Definitions of flags.
(1) Official and nonofficial flags that may be displayed:
(a)
Flag of the United States of America (current fifty-star American
Flag).
(b)
Official Flag of the State of New Jersey.
(c)
Official Flag of the County of Morris (vertically banded yellow
and white Morris County Flag with County seal).
(d)
Official Flag of the Town of Boonton.
(e)
Official Flag of the United States Army.
(f)
Official Flag of the United States Navy.
(g)
Official Flag of the United States Marine Corps.
(h)
Official Flag of the United States Air Force.
(i)
Official Flag of the United States Coast Guard.
(j)
Prisoner of War/Missing In Action (POW/MIA "You Are Not Forgotten")
Flag.
(k)
Killed in Action (KIA) Flag.
(2) "The Federal Flag Code" refers to Title 4 U.S.C. §§ 1
through 10 (P.L. 94 - 344, 94th Congress, S.J. Res. 49, adopted July
7, 1976).
C. Policy.
(1) The Town of Boonton adheres to the Federal Flag Code for display
of flags on flagpoles on Town property and upon stages and podiums
at Town-sponsored events.
(2) The American Flag and POW/MIA. Flag shall always be displayed on Town flag poles in accordance with the Federal Flag Code and as per N.J.S.A. 40A:12-23 and N.J.S.A. 52:3-10. Other flags listed in §
52-3B(1) may also be displayed on Town flag poles, in accordance with the Federal Flag Code.
(3) The American Flag and New Jersey State Flag shall not be displayed
at half-staff on Town property, except as specifically provided for
under Section 3(m) of the Federal Flag Code and as specifically directed by the President of the United
States or Governor of the State of New Jersey by executive order.
(4) In the event of the death of any person of local prominence, such
as officers, officials, and employees, for whom a half-staff display
of the American flag is not authorized under the Federal Flag Code,
the Town of Boonton flag may be displayed at half-staff. The period
designated shall not exceed 10 days.
D. Display.
(1) The official flags of the Town of Boonton may be displayed in Council
Chambers at Town Hall, at the podium, dais, and hallways in municipally
owned buildings, and on Town-sponsored temporary displays erected
for public celebration or memorial.
(2) No other flags shall be displayed by an official action of the Town.