§ 42-4-3. State flag.
The flag of the state shall be white, five feet and six inches (5′6") fly and four feet and ten inches (4′10”) deep on the pike, bearing on each side in the center a gold anchor, twenty-two inches (22") high, and underneath it a blue ribbon twenty-four inches (24") long and five inches (5") wide, or in these proportions, with the motto “Hope” in golden letters thereon, the whole surrounded by thirteen (13) golden stars in a circle. The flag shall be edged with yellow fringe. The pike shall be surmounted by a spearhead and the length of the pike shall be nine feet (9′), not including the spearhead.
History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 5, § 3; P.L. 1897, ch. 460, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 5, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 5, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 19, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 42-4-3; P.L. 1978, ch. 88, § 1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 42 - State Affairs and Government
Section 42-4-1. - Arms of state.
Section 42-4-4.1. - State march.
Section 42-4-6. - Lifesaving medal.
Section 42-4-7. - Annual appropriation.
Section 42-4-9. - State flower.
Section 42-4-10. - State representation at presidential inauguration activities.
Section 42-4-11. - State symbol of American folk art.
Section 42-4-12. - State shell.
Section 42-4-13. - Official state fruit.
Section 42-4-14. - State flagships.
Section 42-4-15. - State drink.
Section 42-4-16. - State fish.
Section 42-4-17. - State Tartan.
Section 42-4-18. - State sailing education vessel.
Section 42-4-19. - State appetizer.
Section 42-4-20. - State insect.
Section 42-4-21. - State marine mammal.