Collier v. Duffell

1. “The General Assembly shall have power to make all laws and ordinances consistent with this constitution, and not repugnant to the constitution of the United States, which they shall deem necessary and proper for the welfare of the State.” Constitution of Georgia, article 3, section 7, paragraph 22, Civil Code (1910), § 6450.

2. Under the constitutional amendment of 1912 (§ 6523), the General Assembly was authorized to abolish the offices of justice of the peace and notary 'public and ex-officio justice of the peace in certain cities, and to establish in lieu thereof “such court or courts…