Dobbs v. Bullard
Supreme Court of Georgia
Mandamus. Before Judge Morris. Cobb superior court. May 10, 1919. To the statement of facts appearing in the opinion it may be added that the grounds of the demurrer to the petition (and of the objections raised in the answer) were as follows: 1. That the act of 1918, purporting to abolish the fees of the solicitor-general of the Blue Bidge Circuit, is unconstitutional and void, for the following reasons: (1) The salary of the solicitor-general is payable exclusively out of…
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Mandamus. Before Judge Morris. Cobb superior court. May 10, 1919. To the statement of facts appearing in the opinion it may be added that the grounds of the demurrer to the petition (and of the objections raised in the answer) were as follows: 1. That the act of 1918, purporting to abolish the fees of the solicitor-general of the Blue Bidge Circuit, is unconstitutional and void, for the following reasons: (1) The salary of the solicitor-general is payable exclusively out of the State treasury, and the attempt to supplement it from the treasuries of counties is inoperative and void. (2) The…
1Opinion of the CourtHill, J.
The petition in this ease was filed by Bullard et al., as commissioners of roads and revenues of Cobb County, against James E. Dobbs, clerk of the superior court, and John T. Dorsey, solicitor-general of the Blue Bidge Circuit, to require them to pay into the treasury of Cobb County all fines, forfeitures, and moneys, from every source, accruing to the office of solicitor-general in that county since January 1, 1919, and calling on the solicitor-general to make a written report of all moneys collected, and furnish to petitioners, as provided in the act of the 'General Assembly approved August…
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