City of Albany v. Nix

In the year 1924 the city of Albany, by ordinance regularly adopted and published as required by statute, provided for the adoption of a code of laws for the government of the city. This it had authority to do under the powers granted by the Legislature to municipalities. Code 1923, § 1995.

Included in the Code as adopted were sections 546 and 547, which were general and penal in their nature, had not been a part of the laws of the municipality prior to the adoption of the Code, and are the basis of this action. These sections received no publication other than such as may be included in the…