City Council v. Ramsey
Supreme Court of Georgia
Reconstruction Acts. Contracts. Before Judge Gould, Judge of City Court of Augusta. June, 1870. This was an action by Ramsey against the City Council of Augusta, for his salary as policeman.
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Reconstruction Acts. Contracts. Before Judge Gould, Judge of City Court of Augusta. June, 1870. This was an action by Ramsey against the City Council of Augusta, for his salary as policeman. It was submitted to the Judge upon the following agreed facts t On the 30th of April, 1867, Major General John Pope, commanding the Military District of Georgia, issued an order,-removing from office the then Mayor and City Council of Augusta, and appointing others members of the City Council of the said city of Augusta, who, thereupon, entered upon their duties as Mayor and members of Council. On the…
1Opinion of the Court
Lochrane, Chief Justice.
Where, by a military order under the Reconstruction Acts of Congress, a Mayor and City Council had been appointed for the city of Augusta, and such Mayor and Council elected, under the ordinances of the city, Joseph B. Ramsey as lieutenant of police for the term of one year, and before the expiration of the year the Legislature of this State provided *142for an election for Mayor and Aldermen in said city, which was held in pursuance of such Act of the Legislature, and such officer duly installed, and after such election and organization, the Mayor and Aldermen elected…
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