Bartlett v. City of Columbus
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action for damages. Before Judge Butt. Muscogee superior court. May term, 1896. An ordinance and resolution were adopted by the city council of Columbus, November 1, 1893, establishing the office of recorder, which office was authorized by par. 4 and sec. 21 of the city charter.
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Action for damages. Before Judge Butt. Muscogee superior court. May term, 1896. An ordinance and resolution were adopted by the city council of Columbus, November 1, 1893, establishing the office of recorder, which office was authorized by par. 4 and sec. 21 of the city charter. On March 6, 1895, the city council adopted a tax and license ordinance for that year, in which a license tax of $10 j:>er annum was required of all boarding-houses taking transient guests in the city; that all persons engaged in any trade, profession or occupation specified in the ordinance should register under oath…
1Opinion of the CourtFish, J.
Bartlett sued the city of Columbus for false imprisonment, alleging that the defendant, without legal authority, imprisoned and detained him in the common jail of Muscogee county for forty-eight hours. Upon the close of the plaintiff’s testimony the court below granted a nonsuit, and Bartlett excepted.
1. The plaintiff showed by his testimony that the office of recorder of the city of Columbus was duly and legally constituted, and that said officer was authorized to preside over the “mayor’s court” and to try all persons charged with a violation of the ordinances of said city. It further…
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