BILL OF RIGHTS

The council, mayor and all departments of government of the City of Atlanta shall be guided by the provisions of this Bill of Rights:

1.

Religion and Conscience. The City of Atlanta shall not interfere with the freedom of each person in the city to follow the dictates of his or her own conscience concerning religious worship, nor shall the city support any religion.

2.

Speech, Assembly and Press. The City of Atlanta shall not interfere with the rights of freedom of speech, of freedom of the press, to petition the government, or of peaceable assembly.

3.

Unreasonable Searches and Seizures. The City of Atlanta shall not authorize any unreasonable search or seizure.

4.

Nondiscrimination. The City of Atlanta shall not, directly or indirectly, discriminate among persons because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, domestic relationship status, parental status, familial status, sexual orientation, national origin, political affiliation, gender identity or racial profiling. Nothing herein shall prevent the City of Atlanta from remedying present discrimination or the present effects of past discrimination by a race-conscious affirmative action program which is in compliance with the Constitution and laws of the United States of America and the State of Georgia.

5.

Environmental Protection. The City of Atlanta shall promote the right of the people to clean air, pure water, freedom from excessive and unnecessary noise, and the natural, scenic, historic and aesthetic qualities of the environment.

(1996 Ga. L. (Act No. 1019), p. 4469; Ord. No. 2001-13, § 1, 2-13-01)