Richardson v. Mayor of Macon
Supreme Court of Georgia
The Court of Appeals certified for decision of this court the following question: “ Is so much of an act approved August 17, 1907, entitled ‘An act to amend the charter of the City of Macon, so as to authorize and direct the Mayor and Council of the City of Macon to appropriate certain fixed sums of money for the support lof a night school to be kept at one or both of the Macon public libraries on conditions named in the act, and for other purposes/ as provides that the…
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The Court of Appeals certified for decision of this court the following question: “ Is so much of an act approved August 17, 1907, entitled ‘An act to amend the charter of the City of Macon, so as to authorize and direct the Mayor and Council of the City of Macon to appropriate certain fixed sums of money for the support lof a night school to be kept at one or both of the Macon public libraries on conditions named in the act, and for other purposes/ as provides that the recorder of the City of Macon may sentence violators of the city ordinances of Macon to work ‘ at labor on the public works…
1Opinion of the CourtAtkinson, J.
1. Section 7 of the 'act above referred to can properly be classified as an amendment to the charter of the City of Macon, conferring certain corporate powers therein expressed. The same may be said of sections 1 to 6 inclusive. They relate to different and other powers than those conferred by section 7, but this by no means indicates that the act embraces separate and distinct subject-matters. All the powers conferred are consistent with each other, relate to matters pertaining to municipal government, and are germane to the law sought to be amended. Under this view there is but one matter…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Mayor of Macon v. HughesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
- Mayor of Americus v. PerrySupreme Court of Georgia · 1902
- Carroll v. WrightSupreme Court of Georgia · 1908
- Butner v. BoifeuilletSupreme Court of Georgia · 1897
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