Hicks v. Pursley

1. Under section 4 of the act of the General Assembly approved.August 20, 1918 (Ga. L. 1918, p. 352), any justice of the peace or ex-officio justice of the peace issuing a peace warrant to be executed within the limits of the city of Atlanta is in contempt of the municipal court of Atlanta and may be punished therefor by that court.

(а) A peace warrant is included by the words “'warrant . . or writ of any kind or character.”

(б) This is a harsh statute and must be strictly construed. Under its provisions, before a justice of the peace can be adjudged guilty of contempt of the municipal court of…