City of Atlanta v. Johnson

Grice, Justice.

The charter of the City of Atlanta grants to the mayor and general council the discretion to determine the extent, character, manner, etc., of constructing sewers, and likewise grants to the governing authorities of the municipality the right to levy assessments therefor against the property owners. The manner in which this shall be done is by ordinance, which after its introduction shall before its passage be published in one of the daily-papers of the city for at least ten days before its adoption. Acts 1880-1, pp. 358, 361, secs. 8, 9; Acts 1889, p. 956, sec. 6. There is no…