Lanier v. Richmond County

Duckworth, Presiding Justice.

(After stating the foregoing facts.) An amendment to the Constitution of 1877, proposed by an act of the General Assembly (Ga. L. 1937, p. 1135), and ratified by the people on June 8, 1937, provides as follows: “The General Assembly of the State shall have the authority to grant to the governing authorities of any city or county in this State having a population of 1000 or more, according to the Federal census of 1930 or any such future census, the authority to pass zoning and planning laws whereby such cities or counties may be zoned or districted for various…