(a) Any county mayor of any county whose courthouse is equipped with a flag pole shall have the right to request and be furnished with a flag of the state of Tennessee, which flag shall be displayed by the county authority upon proper occasions.
(b) Any county mayor desiring such state flag shall certify in such county mayor's official capacity that:
(1) The courthouse of the county of which that person is county mayor is duly equipped with a flag pole suitable for displaying such state flag; and
(2) If such state flag is furnished such county, the county authorities agree and obligate themselves to display the same upon all national and state holidays and other days set apart by law for patriotic purposes.
(c) Such request shall be forwarded to the adjutant general of the state, who shall thereupon furnish the county with such state flag, to be approximately six feet (6′) in length and four feet (4′) in width, and from the funds appropriated for the adjutant general's department, the adjutant general is authorized to procure as many state flags as may be necessary; provided, that not more than one (1) such state flag shall be furnished to any county; provided further, that no county shall be entitled to receive a second flag where the one originally furnished it has been destroyed by the elements or other casualties.
(d) It is the duty of the county mayor of each and every county obtaining a state flag under this section to see that the same is displayed upon all legal holidays, either state or national, and upon all other days set apart for patriotic observance.
(e) Every county shall provide a flag of the United States and a flag of the state of Tennessee to be displayed in the courtroom of every court of record of the county while such court is in session.
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