§ 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.
(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.)