[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of the City of Oswego 5-12-1980
as Ch. 28 of the 1980 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The custodial staffs at City Hall and the Conway Building shall have
the care and custody of the City Hall and Conway Building flags and flagstaffs
respectively. All flags at any other municipal buildings will be taken care
of by their respective city departments. Flags in city parks shall be the
responsibility of both the Parks, Recreation and Waterways Department and
the Department of Public Works. The several flags above named shall be kept
clean and in good order and shall not be allowed to be used for any other
purposes than those specified in this chapter. Each flagstaff shall be properly
painted and as far as practicable protected from decay, and suitable halyards
shall be furnished for each staff by the Common Council or department having
authority.
Each flag shall be displayed upon its staff from sunrise until sunset
on all legal holidays, except Saturday; half-holidays throughout the year,
except when said days shall occur upon Sunday, in which case said flags shall
be displayed on the Monday following; the days of the inauguration of the
city government and also upon the day of the inauguration of the President
of the United States; and at all other times and in such manner, not prohibited
by law, as the Mayor or Common Council may direct.
No person shall willfully injure or deface any such flag, flagstaff
or halyards belonging to same.
A violation of this chapter shall be punishable by a fine of not less
than five dollars ($5.) nor more than twenty-five dollars ($25.).
