An old, torn, or soiled flag should not be thrown away, but should be destroyed, preferably by burning.
The law specifically forbids the use of and the representation of the flag in any manner or in any connection with merchandise for sale.
When the "Star-Spangled Banner" is played or sung, stand and remain standing in silence until it is finished.
The flag should, on being retired, never be allowed to touch the ground.
Regulations for Flying the Flag
1. The flag should not be raised before sunrise, nor be allowed to remain up after sunset.
2. In placing the flag at half mast, it should be raised first to full mast, and then lowered to the half mast position, from which it should again be raised to full mast before lowering.
3. The flag should never be draped.
4. When the flag is hung against a wall, the blue field should be in the upper left corner if the stripes are horizontal; in the upper right corners if the stripes are vertical.
5. In the case of flags hung across the street it is necessary to hang them by the points of the compass instead of right or left, because the right or left naturally varies according to whether the spectator is going up or down the street. When the flag is hung across a north and south street, the blue fields should be toward the east, the rising sun, when across an east and west street, the field should be toward the north.