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title: O.C.G.A. § 50-3-131. Erection of monument.
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# O.C.G.A. § 50-3-131. Erection of monument.

(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.

## History

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