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| 15 | 13 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 16 | 14 | | AN ACT |
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| 17 | 15 | | To amend Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state |
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| 18 | 16 | | 1 |
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| 19 | 17 | | flag, seal, and other symbols, so as to provide for placement of a monument to honor the2 |
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| 20 | 18 | | Original 33; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting3 |
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| 21 | 19 | | laws; and for other purposes.4 |
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| 22 | 20 | | WHEREAS, in 1868, 33 African Americans, the Original 33, were elected to the General5 |
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| 23 | 21 | | Assembly of Georgia: Senators Aaron Alpeoria Bradley, Tunis Campbell, Sr., and George6 |
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| 24 | 22 | | Wallace, and Representatives Thomas M. Allen, Eli Barnes, Thomas Beard, Edwin Belcher,7 |
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| 25 | 23 | | Tunis Campbell, Jr., Malcolm Claiborn, George H. Clower, Abram Colby, John T. Costin,8 |
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| 26 | 24 | | Madison Davis, Monday Floyd, F. H. Fyall, Samuel Gardner, William A. Golden, William9 |
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| 27 | 25 | | Guilford, William Henry Harrison, Ulysses L. Houston, Philip Joiner, George Linder, Robert10 |
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| 28 | 26 | | Lumpkin, Romulus Moore, Peter O'Neal, James Ward Porter, Alfred Richardson, James M.11 |
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| 29 | 27 | | Simms, Abraham Smith, Alexander Stone, Henry McNeal Turner, John Warren, and Samuel12 |
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| 30 | 28 | | Williams; and13 |
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| 31 | 29 | | WHEREAS, these men were some of the first Black state legislators in the United States; and 14 |
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| 32 | 30 | | H. B. 303 |
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| 34 | 32 | | WHEREAS, in September of 1868, the Original 33 were expelled from the General |
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| 36 | 34 | | Assembly of Georgia; and16 |
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| 37 | 35 | | WHEREAS, it is only fitting that the Original 33 be honored and recognized for their17 |
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| 38 | 36 | | pioneering work and suffering for attempting to integrate the General Assembly of Georgia.18 |
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| 39 | 37 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:19 |
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| 40 | 38 | | SECTION 1.20 |
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| 41 | 39 | | Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state flag, seal,21 |
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| 42 | 40 | | and other symbols, is amended by adding a new article to read as follows:22 |
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| 43 | 41 | | "ARTICLE 8 |
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| 44 | 42 | | 23 |
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| 45 | 43 | | 50-3-130.24 |
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| 46 | 44 | | This Act shall be known and may be cited as the 'Original 33 Memorial Act.'25 |
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| 47 | 45 | | 50-3-131.26 |
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| 48 | 46 | | (a) There shall be placed upon the capitol grounds of the state capitol building or in27 |
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| 49 | 47 | | another prominent place a monument in honor of the Original 33, the Black legislators28 |
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| 50 | 48 | | expelled from the General Assembly following the end of Reconstruction, subject to the29 |
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| 51 | 49 | | availability of private funds for such purpose.30 |
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| 52 | 50 | | (b) Unless public safety concerns warrant postponement, such monument shall be procured31 |
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| 53 | 51 | | and placed as soon as practicable."32 |
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| 54 | 52 | | SECTION 2.33 |
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| 55 | 53 | | All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.34 |
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| 56 | 54 | | H. B. 303 |
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