City of Valdosta v. Harris
Supreme Court of Georgia
Injunction. Before Judge W. E. Tbouias. Lowndes superior court. July 22, 1922. The charter of the City of Valdosta (Acts 1901, p. 670) authorized paving of streets on the basis of assessment of portions of the cost of the improvement against abutting property and street-railways or other railroads having tracks running through or crossing the streets, the balance of the cost to be paid from other sources.
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Injunction. Before Judge W. E. Tbouias. Lowndes superior court. July 22, 1922. The charter of the City of Valdosta (Acts 1901, p. 670) authorized paving of streets on the basis of assessment of portions of the cost of the improvement against abutting property and street-railways or other railroads having tracks running through or crossing the streets, the balance of the cost to be paid from other sources. In 1921 another act was passed (Acts 1921, p. 1106) which authorized paving of streets on a basis of assessment of the entire cost of the improvement, except at intersections with other…
1Opinion of the CourtAtkinson, J.
1. The act of 1901 (Acts 1901, p. 670), creating the charter of the City of Valdosta and containing provisions for pavement of streets on the basis of assessment of abutting property for a portion of the cost of the improvement, is not a general law having operation throughout the State, and does not render invalid the special enactment of 1921 (Acts 1921, p. 1106) providing for pavement of streets in the City of Valdosta on the basis of assessment of the entire cost of the improvement against the abutting property, on the ground that such latter act is violative of article 2, section 4,…
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