▁General ▁Assembly ▁adj ourn ed ▁in ▁fall ▁ 1 8 6 4 , ▁recon ven ing ▁briefly ▁in ▁Ma con ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 5 . ▁As ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War ▁came ▁to ▁a ▁close ▁with ▁the ▁federal ▁government ▁in ▁military ▁control ▁of ▁Georgia , ▁the ▁legisl ature ▁recon ven ed ▁at ▁the ▁Capit ol ▁in ▁Mil ledge ville . ▁ ▁Atlanta ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 7 , ▁Major ▁General ▁John ▁Pope , ▁military ▁governor ▁of ▁Georgia , ▁called ▁for ▁an ▁assembly ▁in ▁Atlanta ▁to ▁hold ▁a ▁constitution al ▁convention . ▁At ▁that ▁time ▁Atlanta ▁officials ▁moved ▁once ▁again ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁city ▁designated ▁as ▁Georgia ' s ▁state ▁capital , ▁don ating ▁the ▁property ▁where ▁Atlanta ' s ▁first ▁city ▁hall ▁was ▁constructed . ▁The ▁constitution al ▁convention ▁agreed ▁and ▁the ▁people ▁voted ▁to ▁rat ify ▁the ▁decision ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 8 6 8 . ▁The ▁Georgia ▁General ▁Assembly ▁first ▁conven ed ▁in ▁Atlanta ▁on ▁July ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8 6 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 4 , ▁the ▁legisl ature ▁appropri ated ▁one ▁million ▁dollars ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁new ▁State ▁Capit ol . ▁Const ruction ▁began ▁October ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁and ▁the ▁building ▁was ▁completed ▁( sl ight ly ▁under ▁budget ) ▁and ▁occupied ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 8 8 9 . ▁ ▁Not ably , ▁the ▁d ome ▁at op ▁the ▁capit ol ▁building ▁is ▁pl ated ▁with