Georgia House of Representatives - 1995/1996 Sessions

HB 180 - American and state flags; display; certain holidays

Page Numbers - 1/ 2

Code Sections - 50-3-3

1. Birdsong  123rd        2. Smith  175th            3. Roberts  162nd
4. Bargeron  120th        5. Purcell  9th            6. Mann  5th


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Code Sections amended: 50-3-3, 50-3-2                                                               


HB 180                                            LC 10 0981






                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
                               AN ACT


  1- 1  To amend Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the Official
  1- 2  Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the state and other
  1- 3  flags, so as to provide for the display of the American flag
  1- 4  and the state flag at certain locations on Memorial Day and
  1- 5  Veterans Day; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
  1- 6  purposes.

  1- 7  WHEREAS, the General Assembly recognizes the important
  1- 8  contributions of the thousands of Georgians whose military
  1- 9  service has had a profound effect on history; and

  1-10  WHEREAS, Memorial Day, the last Monday in May, is a national
  1-11  holiday commemorating those who died in active military
  1-12  service; and

  1-13  WHEREAS, Veterans Day, the eleventh day of November, is a
  1-14  national holiday on which the service and sacrifices of
  1-15  veterans are recognized;

  1-16  WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of our state and nation
  1-17  that we express our continuing gratitude to our veterans
  1-18  whose sacrifices serve as constant reminders of the high
  1-19  price of liberty; and

  1-20  WHEREAS, it is only fitting and proper to commemorate the
  1-21  patriotic sacrifices of our military personnel by displaying
  1-22  the American flag and the Georgia state flag on Memorial Day
  1-23  and Veterans Day.

  1-24  NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
  1-25  GEORGIA:

                         SECTION 1.

  1-26  Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the Official Code of
  1-27  Georgia Annotated, relating to the state and other flags, is
  1-28  amended by striking in its entirety Code Section 50-3-3,
  1-29  relating to the display of the state flag, and inserting in
  1-30  lieu thereof a new Code Section 50-3-3, to read as follows:





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                                                  LC 10 0981

  2- 1    "50-3-3. (Index)

  2- 2    (a) The state flag shall be displayed on appropriate
  2- 3    occasions in the public and private schools of this state
  2- 4    and in all patriotic meetings, and the citizens of the
  2- 5    state are requested to take the pledge of allegiance set
  2- 6    out in Code Section 50-3-2.

  2- 7    (b) The American flag and the state flag shall be
  2- 8    displayed each Memorial Day and Veterans Day at the state
  2- 9    capitol, James H. 'Sloppy' Floyd Veterans Memorial
  2-10    Building, and Veterans Park located at the corner of
  2-11    Memorial Drive and Trinity Avenue in Atlanta, Georgia.
  2-12    The Georgia Building Authority shall be responsible for
  2-13    carrying out the provisions of this subsection."

                         SECTION 2.

  2-14  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are
  2-15  repealed.






























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