Bass v. City of Milledgeville

Bass was convicted, in the police court of Milledgeville, for a Violation of a city ordinance. In a petition for certiorari he made numerous assignments of. error, but on the hearing abandoned all of such assignments'except one which brought into question the legal existence of the police court of Milledgeville, the contention being that the act by which such court was created was unconstitutional.

If the police court had no legal existence, the writ of certiorari could not be lawfully issued directed to such pretended court. It is settled by the decisions of this court that the writ of…