NAVA
Bylaws
BYLAWS OF THE NORTH AMERICAN VEXILLOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
CHAPTER 2. ASSOCIATION SYMBOLS
§ 2.01. Seal.
| (a) The executive board shall provide a
corporate seal, which shall depict the
association flag displayed above a globe of the
world tilted to give prominence to the map of
North America, the whole being surmounted by the
name of the association and the date of its
founding, 1967, within two concentric circles. |
| (b) The corporate seal shall be kept by the
secretary and used only as directed by the
executive board. |
§ 2.02. Flags.
| (a) The association flag shall be composed of
three triangles separated by a white inverted
chevron. The hoist and fly right triangles shall
be red (Pantone Matching System number 193) and
the isosceles triangle between the arms of the
chevron shall be dark blue (Pantone Matching
System number 281). The relation of width to
length of the flag shall be 2:3. The hypotenuses
of the red triangles shall correspond to lines
drawn respectively from the upper hoist and upper
fly corners of the flag to the center point of
the lower edge of the flag and shall form the
outer lines of the chevron. The base of the blue
triangle shall be as long as the flag is wide and
its legs, forming the inner lines of the chevron,
shall be parallel to the hypotenuses of the red
triangles. |
| (b) The executive board may adopt flags for
the officeholders as it deems appropriate. |
§ 2.03. Use of association symbols.
| (a) No person may use the association's
corporate seal or flags, including use on
stationery or other printed matter, without the
written permission of the executive board. |
| (b) This section shall not prevent a member
from using the association flag for personal,
nonprofit reasons. |
| Adopted: |
November 18, 1967 |
| Last Amended: |
October 10, 2004 |
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