Senate Bill No. 1014 introduced by Senator Tenney. Amended in Senate 1953 March 6
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AMENDED IN SENATE MARCH 6, 1953
SENATE BILL No.
Introduced by Senator Tenney
January 15, 1953
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL EFFICIENCY
An act to amend Section 420 of the Government Code, relating
to the State Flag.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Srction 1. Section 420 of the Government Code is amended
to read :
420. The Bear Flag is the State Flag of California. Its
length is one and one-half times its width; the upper five-sixths
of the width thereof is a white field and the lower sixth a red
stripe; there appears in the white field in the upper left-hand
corner a single red star, and at the bottom of the white field
the words ``California Republic, '? and in the center of the
white field a California grizzly bear upon a grass plat, in the
position of walking towards the left of the white field. The bear
is dark brown in color and its length one- third of the length.
of the flag and shall be designed on the flag to correspond sub-
stantially with the following representation thereof :
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MAY 19, 1953 i i (
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 3, 1953
AMENDED IN SENATE MARCH 6, 1953
| SENATE BILL a | | } No. 1014
- Introduced by Senator Tenney |
January 15, 1953
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL EFFICIENCY
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An act to amend Seotion 420 SECTIONS 420 AND 422 ;
AND TO ADD SECTION 425 TO, the Government Code,
relating to the State Flag EMBLEMS. :
The pene of the State of California do enact a as follows:
Srction 1. Section 420 of the Covernmedt Code 1 is amended
to read:
490). The `Bear Flag is: ; the State Flag of California. Hs
leneth is one and one-half times its width: the upper
of the width thereof is a white Geld and the lower sixth a ed
stripes there appears in the white field in the upper leH-hand
eorner @ single red star; and at the bottom ef the white field
the werds "Calfernia Republic" and in the center of the
avhite field a California erizzls bear upon a grass plat in the
position of walking towards the left of the white Seld: Phe bear
of the flag and shall be desiened on the fae to correspond sub-
As viewed with the hoist end of the flag to the left of the observer -
there appears in the upper left-hand corner of a white field a
five-pointed red star with one point vertically upward and in
the middle of the white field a brown grizziy bear walking toward
the left, with all four paws on a green grass plot, with head and -
eye turned slightly toward the observer; a red stripe forms the
length of the flag at the bottom, and between the grass plot and
the red stripe appear the words CALIFORNIA REPUBLIC.
Dimensions, excluding heading and unfinished flag ends: The
: hoist or flag width 4 is two-thirds of the fly or flag length; the red
stripe width is one-sixth of the hoist width. The state official flag
hoist widths shall be two, three, four, five, siz and eight feet. The
diameter of an imaginary circle passing through the points of
the star 1s one-tenth of the fly length; the distance of the star
center from the hoist end is one-sixth of the fly length and the -
distance oe the star center to the top of the flag is as
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of the star-center Gane from the hoist end. The length of ee ue
bear diagonally from the nose tip to the rear of right hind paw
is two-thirds of the hoist width; the height of the bear from
shoulder tip vertically to a line touching the bottoms of the
front paws as one-half the length of the bear; the location of
the bear in the white field is such that the center of the eye is
midway between the top and bottom of the white field and the
midpoint of the bear's length is midway between the fly ends.
The grass plot in length is eleven-twelfths of the hoist width
and the plot ends are equidistant from the fly ends; the average
width of the plot between the rear of the left front paw and the
front of the right rear paw ts one-tenth of the grass plot length.
The height of the condensed gothic letters, as shown on the
representation, is one-half of the red stripe width and they
occupy a lineal space of two-thirds of the fly length with the
beginning and ending letters of bg words equidistant from the
fly ends.
Colors: The following color ne are those of the Tex-
tile Color Card Association of the United States, Inc., New
' York; the colors on the flag are to be substantially the same
as these color references. White-of the white field, front of
bear's eye, and on the bear's claws 1s White, cable number
70001. Red-of the red stripe, the star, and the bear's tongue
is Old Glory, cable number 70180. Green-of the grass plot 1s
Trish Green, cable number 70168. Brown-of the bear is Maple
Sugar, cable number 70129. Dark brown-of the bear outline,
Paws, shading, fur undulations, iris of the eye, the 12 grass
tufts in the grass plot, and nee letters 1s Seal, cable `number
70108.
The general design and the details of the Bear Flag, excluding -
colors, shall correspond substantially with the following repre-
sentation: :
WONMFHBIRWDYH
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This shall be the official State Flag of all state, cownty, city
and town agencies. The flags now issued or in use shall continue
in service until replacement is required.
SEC. 2. Section 422 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
422, The California redwood (Sequoia sempervirens, Se-
quoia vigantea) is the official state tree.
SEC. 8. Section 425 1s added to said code, to read:
425. The state animal ts the California Grizzly Bop (Ursus
Californicus) as depicted m outline, details, and im colors on
the official representation in the custody of the Secretary of
State. The color references of the bear shall be in accordance |
with those set forth in Section 420.
All state representations of the state animal in details and in
colors shall be an accordance with this section and shall corre-,
spond sub sey with the following pean aa thereof :
state