Davis v. City Council
Supreme Court of Georgia
Elections. Municipal corporations. Statutes. Words and pirrases. Practice. Quo warranto. Injunction. Before Judge Guerry. Terrell county. At chambers,
1Opinion of the Court
Lumpkin, Justice.
1. The charter of the city of Dawson, as amended by the act of September 1st, 1891 (Acts of 1890-1, Yol. II, p. 526), provides that “ all male citizens of this State residing within the corporate limits of said city, who shall be entitled to vote for members of the General Assembly of this State, and who have resided within said city for at least thirty days prior ” thereto, shall be entitled to vote in all elections for municipal officers held in that city. By an act approved September 29th, 1887 (Acts of 1886-7, p. 738), “ providing for the registration of qualified voters…
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