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131st MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2023
Legislative Document No. 1005H.P. 641 House of Representatives, March 7, 2023
Resolve, to Authorize Flying the Former Maine Flag on Certain
Occasions
Reference to the Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative ZEIGLER of Montville.
Cosponsored by Representatives: HOBBS of Wells, MATLACK of St. George, SHAGOURY
of Hallowell, WILLIAMS of Bar Harbor, Senators: CURRY of Waldo, GROHOSKI of
Hancock. Page 1 - 131LR0041(01)1
2 That the Secretary of State shall study protocols and traditions used in this
3 jurisdiction and the use of alternative flags in other jurisdictions for the appropriate use,
4 including particular occasions and facilities, of the former state flag that was in use prior
5 to 1909, in conjunction with or in place of the state flag under the Maine Revised Statutes,
6 Title 1, section 206.
7 That the design of the former state flag under
8 section 1 must be buff, charged with the emblem of the State, a pine tree proper, in the
9 center, and the North Star, a mullet of 5 points, in blue in the upper corner; the star to be
10 equidistant from the hoist and the upper border of the flag, the distance from the 2 borders
11 to the center of the star being equal to about 1/4 of the hoist, this distance and the size of
12 the star being proportionate to the size of the flag.
13 That the Secretary of State shall adopt rules for the
14 appropriate use of the former state flag that was in use prior to 1909 based upon the study
15 in section 1. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined in
16 the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.
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18 This resolve directs the Secretary of State to study the appropriate use for the former
19 state flag, flown prior to 1909, on certain occasions and at certain facilities in conjunction
20 with or in place of the state flag and to adopt routine technical rules to implement the
21 findings of the study.
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