Board of Commissioners v. Mayor
Supreme Court of Georgia
Mandamus. Before Judge Littlejohn. Sumter superior court. December 31, 1913.
1Opinion of the CourtFish, C. J.
The Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of the County of Sumter, upon the recommendation of the grand jury of that county, adopted the “alternative road law” as embraced in the Civil Code, §§ 694 et seq., and are working the convicts, both felony and misdemeanor, upon the public roads of the county. On August 11, 1913, a special act was- approved (Acts 1913, p. 438), authorizing and requiring the commissioners of roads and revenues of that county to work the county chain-gang force upon the streets of the City of Amerieus, to prescribe the length of time for such work, and the…
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