City of Baltimore - File #: 08-0249

• File #: 08-0249
• Version: 0
• Name: Police Ordinances - National Anthem
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Withdrawn
• File created: 12/4/2008
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 3/2/2009
• Title: Police Ordinances - National Anthem FOR the purpose of repealing provisions purporting to regulate the playing, singing, or rendering of the Star-Spangled Banner.
• Sponsors: James B. Kraft, Bill Henry, Nicholas C. D'Adamo
• Indexes: National Anthem, Ordinance, Police

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
3/2/2009	0	City Council	Withdrawn
3/2/2009	0	City Council	Withdrawn
2/9/2009	0	Judiciary and Legislative Investigations	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
12/8/2008	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
12/8/2008	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
12/8/2008	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
12/4/2008	0	City Council	Introduced
12/4/2008	0	City Council	Assigned

EXPLANATION: CAPITALS indicate matter added to existing law.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.

* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*

CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL

Introduced by: Councilmember Kraft

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ORDINANCE concerning
Title
Police Ordinances - National Anthem

FOR the purpose of repealing provisions purporting to regulate the playing, singing, or rendering of the Star-Spangled Banner.
Body
BY repealing
Article 19 - Police Ordinances
Subtitle 49, in its entirety
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

SECTION 1. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, That the Laws of Baltimore City read as follows:

Baltimore City Code

Article 19. Police Ordinances

[Subtitle 49. StarSpangled Banner]

[§ 491. To be performed as entirety.

(a) In general.

“The StarSpangled Banner” shall not be played, sung or rendered in the City of Baltimore in any public place, or at any public entertainment, or in any theatre or moving picture hall, restaurant, or cafe, except as an entire and separate composition or number, without embellishments of national or other melodies.

(b) Use in medley prohibited.

Nor shall “The StarSpangled Banner” or any part thereof or selection from the same be played as a part or selection of a medley of any kind.]


 [§ 492. Use for dancing or exit march prohibited.

Nor shall “The StarSpangled Banner” be played at or in any of the places mentioned for dancing or as an exit march.]

[§ 493. Performers, etc., to stand.

And whenever and whe...