White v. City of Tifton
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Certiorari, from Tift superior court. Motion to dismiss.
1Opinion of the CourtPowell, J.
The law as it is Avritten compels us in this case to arrive at a conclusion that shocks our sense of justice; but judges have the power only to declare the law, not to make it or amend it. The plaintiff in error was convicted in the police court of Tifton for the violation of a city regulation in regard to the conducting of his business. He applied for certiorari and gave the bond prescribed by the act of December 10, 1902 (Georgia Laws of 1902, p. 105). On the tenth day after the conviction, the judge of the superior court returned the petition for certiorari, refusing his sanction, and…
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