4 U.S.C. § 2
Section 2 · Same; additional stars
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case Joyce v. United States (1971)
Most recently applied in Gilman+ Ciocia, Inc. v. Wetherald (September 2004)
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On the admission of a new State into the Union one star shall be added to the union of the flag; and such addition shall take effect on the fourth day of July then next succeeding such admission.