McDonald v. Marshall

Hutcheson, Justice.

A justice of the peace elected by the people, pursuant to the Code, §§ 24-401, 34-2701, 2-3503, is not a “county officer” within the meaning of § 91-703, providing that “ ordinaries or other authorities [here the county commissioners] shall designate the rooms, in the court-house to be occupied by each of the county officers,” and therefore is not, as a matter of law or right, entitled to have a room in the court-house for use as an office or place of holding his court. See Graham v. Merritt, 165 Ga. 489 (141 S. E. 298); Code, §§ 24-601, 24-901, et seq.; Reynolds v. Tarrant…