Fowler v. Mayor of Milledgeville

The charter of the City of Milledgeville as amended authorizes the city to pave its streets in the manner pointed out therein. Ga. L. 1900, p. 345, et seq., as amended (Ga. L. 1925, p. 1199). Sections 3 and 5 thereof authorize the mayor and aldermen of said city to grade and pave its streets by passing an ordinance for that purpose, in which they shall prescribe the location, character, and manner of the improvement desired. The original charter of said city requires that an ordinance shall be read three times' in council before its passage. Sections 4 and 6 of said amended charter provide…