Van Valkenburg v. Stone

(After stating the foregoing facts.) As said in Dyer v. Martin, 132 Ga. 445, 447 (64 S. E. 475) : “The constitutional scheme of county government is that the powers in relation to roads, public buildings, taxes, and other county matters are to be exercised by the ordinary, except where the General Assembly confers such powers upon county commissioners of a particular county.” As appears from the record, J. .M. Stone as commissioner supersedes the ordinary in Cobb County. When the administration of county affairs in Cobb County devolved upon this commissioner, the power over the roads usually…