Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 50. STATE GOVERNMENT · Chapter 3. STATE FLAG, SEAL, AND OTHER SYMBOLS · Article 8. ORIGINAL 33 MEMORIAL

50-3-131. Erection of monument.

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(a)
There shall be placed upon the capitol grounds of the state capitol building or in another prominent place a monument in honor of the Original 33, the Black legislators expelled from the General Assembly following the end of Reconstruction, subject to the availability of private funds for such purpose.#
(b)
Unless public safety concerns warrant postponement, such monument shall be procured and placed as soon as practicable.#

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History

Code 1981, § 50-3-131, enacted by Ga. L. 2025, p. 205, § 1/HB 303, effective July 1, 2025.

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Text read from t49-t50-ch1-12-(v38)-pdf.pdf, Volume V38, 2023 edition, 2025 supplement, page 90; merge action: added; file SHA-256 2a8229331844.

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