Eckford v. Borough of Atlanta

By the act of August 23, 1927 (Ga. Laws 1927, pp. 779, 782), the same being an amendment to the charter of the City of Atlanta, it is provided that “The rate of charge for water or water service of” the waterworks “department shall at no time be more than the price fixed for same as of September 1, 1926; provided, however, that said rate of charge may be increased temporarily at any time solely for the purpose of meeting a deficit *651in the waterworks department, caused by any emergency.” At the date of the passage of this act the rates for water service upon any place or premises in said city…