City Council of Augusta v. Richmond County

Richmond County, through its board of commissioners of roads and revenues, brought a petition against the City Council of Augusta, seeking a decree that it be enjoined from collecting for the use of water by the county at its court-house and jail. After a hearing, the court rendered judgment granting the injunction, and the defendant excepted.

This case is largely predicated on an act of the legislature passed in December, 1820, the title of which recites that it is “to vest the government and regulation of the court-house and jail of Richmond County in the Mayor and City Council of the City…