Brittain v. Weatherly

SIMPSON, Justice.

The sole question presented by this appeal is the constitutionality of a legislative act relating to changing the form of government in cities of populations between 30,000 and 45,000, and more specifically, is the act a local law or a general law with local application. If the former, it is unconstitutional; if the latter, it is valid. The trial court held the act to be unconstitutional. We cannot agree.

The appellee filed his verified bill of complaint alleging that a petition, purportedly signed by at least ten per cent of the qualified voters of the City of Anniston,…