Spencer v. City of Clarkesville
Supreme Court of Georgia
Validation of bonds. Before Judge Kimsey. Habersham superior court. May 14, 1907. A petition in the name of the State of Georgia against the City of Clarkesville was filed in the superior court of Habersham county on March 21, 1907, the substance of which was as follows: Clarkesville is located in the county of Habersham and in the Northeastern judicial circuit of this State.
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Validation of bonds. Before Judge Kimsey. Habersham superior court. May 14, 1907. A petition in the name of the State of Georgia against the City of Clarkesville was filed in the superior court of Habersham county on March 21, 1907, the substance of which was as follows: Clarkesville is located in the county of Habersham and in the Northeastern judicial circuit of this State. On February 12, 1907, an election was held in that city, in accordance with the provisions of the constitution of the State and the law controlling and regulating such elections, on the question of the issuance of bonds…
1Opinion of the CourtFish, C. J.
(After stating the facts.)
1. The general assignment of error made in the bill of exceptions can bring under review only the two rulings of the court made pending the hearing, one upon the demurrer and the other as to the burden of proof, on which error was properly assigned. *630Lyndon v. Georgia Railway & Electric Co., ante, 354; Stewart v. Marietta Trust & Banking Co., ante, 417.
2. The demurrer was property overruled. The answer of the city admitted all the allegations of the petition, and the petition sufficiently met every requirement of the act of December 6, 1897' (Acts 1897, p. 82; Van,…
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