City Council of Augusta v. Irvin

Bell, Presiding Judge.

“The method of procedure prescribed in the passage of an ordinance or resolution by county or municipal authorities, to whom authority to legislate has been delegated by statute or charter, must be strictly followed. Unless the ordinance or resolution is adopted in compliance with the conditions and directions given, it will have no force.” Toomey v. Norwood Realty Co., 211 Ga. 814, 816 (89 SE2d 265); Mayor &c. of Waynesboro v. McDowell, 213 Ga. 407, 409 (99 SE2d 92).

The General Assembly in Ga. L. 1957, pp. 420-443 (Code Ann. Ch. 69-12), empowered the municipalities and…