Woodward v. City of Lithonia

Atkinson, Presiding Justice.

1. The general welfare clause of the charter of the City of Lithonia declared: “That the mayor and council of said City of Lithonia shall have the power and authority to pass all ordinances that they may consider necessary for the peace and good order, health, prosperity, comfort, and security of said city and the inhabitants thereof, and that they may deem necessary to foster and promote virtue and good morals of city; to suppress lewdness, gaming, and disorderly conduct, and to enforce such laws and ordinances by such • penalties as are authorized in this…