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title: O.C.G.A. § 34-6-23. Contracts contrary to public policy.
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# O.C.G.A. § 34-6-23. Contracts contrary to public policy.

Any provision in a contract between an employer and a labor organization which requires as a condition of employment or continuance of employment that any individual be or remain a member or an affiliate of a labor organization or that any individual pay any fee, assessment, or other sum of money whatsoever to a labor organization is declared to be contrary to the public policy of this state; and any such provision in any such contract heretofore or hereafter made shall be absolutely void.

## History

Ga. L. 1947, p. 616, § 4.