Section
1. Article five of Chapter one of the Administrative Code, as amended
by Act Numbered Forty-two hundred and fifty-eight, is further amended
to read as follows:
"ARTICLE V
Arms and Great Seal
"Section18. Arms of the Philippines and Great Seal of the Government of
the Philippines. – The arms of the Philippines and Great Seal of the
Government of the Philippines are these:
"Arms – Paleways of two pieces, dexter, azure, and sinister, gules: a
chief, white, bearing three mullets, or, dexter, center and sinister;
an oval field, white, emblazoning at the honor point the symbolic
eight-rayed sun in rayonnant or, each ray-flanked on both sides by
lesser and minor rays, or. Crest – The American eagle proper. The right
talon grasping an olive branch with eight leaves, vert, and eight
fruits, gules, and the left talon grasping three spears, or. Beneath, a
scroll, argent, with the word 'Philippines,' or, inscribed thereon.
"The Great Seal of the Government
shall be circular in form, with the arms as described in the last
preceding paragraph, but without the scroll and the inscription
thereon, and surrounding the whole a double marginal circle within
which shall appear the words 'Government of the Philippines.' 'United
States of America,' the two phrases being divided by two small
five-pointed stars. For the purpose of placing the Great Seal, the
colors of the arms shall not be deemed essential."
"Section19. Custody and use of
Great Seal. – The Great Seal shall be and remain in the custody of the
President of the Philippines, and shall be affixed to or placed upon
all commissions signed by him, and upon such other official documents
and papers of the Commonwealth of the Philippines as may by law be
provided, or as may be required by custom and usage in the discretion
of the President of the Philippines."
Section2. Any utterance in speech, writing or
drawing, and any act or omission casting dishonor, ridicule, or
contempt upon the arms or Great Seal, as well as its use as trade-marks
and for industrial, commercial or agricultural labels or designs, and
any drawings or inscriptions upon the arms or Great Seal are prohibited
and their execution shall constitute an offense; and any person who,
either by himself or through another, violates any of the provisions of
this section shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not less
than ten nor more than two hundred pesos, or by imprisonment for not
more than six months, or by both.
Section3. This Act shall take effect upon its
approval.
APPROVED: August 19, 1940.
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