Singleton v. Holmes
Supreme Court of Georgia
Roads and Bridges. County Matters. Habeas Corpus. Before Judge Stewart. Spalding Superior Court. August Term, 1882. Reported in the decision.
1Opinion of the Court
Crawford, Justice.
The plaintiff in error, having been duly summoned to work on the public road in the 540th district of Pike county, failed and refused to comply with the said summons, as required by law. He was then duly notified to appear before the road commissioners and render his excuse, if any he had, why he did not obey the summons to work on the said public road. This notice he also refused to obey. The commissioners, thereupon, issued their warrant for his arrest, as authorized by the act of 1865-6. and had him brought before them, to be dealt with as the law directs. After hearing…
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