Elliott v. Fauqua

This cause, here on demurrer, involves the constitutionality of Chapter 58 of the Private Acts of 1947, which affects Davidson County only. The chancellor upheld the validity of the Act. The principal assault made is that the Act violates Article 2, section 17, of our Constitution in that the body of the Act is broader than its caption; that is to say, the body of the Act prohibits while the caption purports only to regulate.

It is also contended that the Act does not deal with the county in its political or governmental capacity, but its purport is to affect the citizens in their property and…