Thompson v. Lang

Mobley, Justice.

The five members of the City Council of Lyons, Georgia brought their petition against the mayor of *813the city alleging that he was interfering in various described ways with Doyle Watson, the duly elected chief of police of the city in the performance of the duties of his office, and that he insisted that one Jimmy Banks was the chief of police, recognized him as such, directed payment of the salary of the office to him, and refused to pay the salary to Watson; that he directed the clerk of the council not to prepare and record the minutes of certain meetings of the council, and…