Blair v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Constitutional law. Criminal law. Arrest. Before Judge Martin. Muscogee superior court. May term, 1891. Conviction of assault with intent to murder; new trial denied. The assault was committed by firing a pistol on a policeman of Columbus, as he was about to arrest the defendant just outside of the city limits. The grounds of error are sufficiently indicated by the decision.
1Opinion of the Court
Bleckley, Chief Justice.
The constitution declaims that “ No law or ordinance shall pass which refers to.mor'ethan one subject-matter, or contains matter different from what is expressed in the title thereof.” Code, §5067. The question is, whether the latter part of this inhibitory provision has not been violated by the legislature in enacting the third section' in the charter of the city of Columbus, approved November 29th, 1890. The title of the act constituting the charter reads thus : “ An act to create *327a new charter for the city of Columbus, and to consolidate and declare the rights and…
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