Ray v. Hand

Undercoflbr, Justice.

This action by the District Attorney of the South Georgia Judicial Circuit attacked the constitutionality of Section 6 of the Act of 1968 (Ga. L. 1968, p. 992) relating to solicitors general (now district attorneys, Const. Amend., Ga. L. 1968, p. 1567, ratified Nov. 1968 general election) on numerous grounds.

Section 6 provides: “No solicitor general receiving an annual salary under the provisions of section 1 shall engage in the private practice of law except to the extent necessary to complete pending matters acquired by him prior to receiving said annual salary.” Code…