Cook v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
The Court of Appeals certified to the Supreme Court the following questions: 1. “Is the act approved August 15, 1910 (Acts 1910, p.
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The Court of Appeals certified to the Supreme Court the following questions: 1. “Is the act approved August 15, 1910 (Acts 1910, p. SOI), entitled 'An act to abolish the city court of Newton; to provide for the disposition of business pending in said court, and for other purposes/ violative of paragraph 8, of article 3 of the constitution of Georgia, in that it refers to matter different from that which is expressed in the title thereof, for the alleged reason that the following matter is contained in the body of the act: ' Provided, the provisions of this act shall become of full force and…
1Opinion of the CourtFish, C. J.
1. The extent to which the title must go in describing or outlining the act, and the fact that mere incidents or details forming part of the general purpose of the act are not required to be mentioned in the title, has been the subject of frequent discussions by this court. Nolan v. Central Georgia Power Co., 134 Ga. 201 (67 S. E. 656); Dollar v. Wind, 135 Ga. 760 (70 S. E. 335); Stanley v. State, 135 Ga. 859 (70 S. E. 591). It only remains to apply the principle of those decisions to the case now in hand. This is practically controlled by the ruling in McGruder v. State, 83 Ga. 616 (10 S. E.…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Collins v. RussellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1899
- Nolan v. Central Georgia Power Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1910
- Swift v. Van DykeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1896
- Central Railroad v. HamiltonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1883
- McGruder v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1889
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- County of Bibb v. WinslettSupreme Court of Georgia · 1941
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- Pickering v. CampbellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1917
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