Johnson City v. Allison

This suit was filed December 23, 1957, by the City of Johnson City to contest the constitutionality of Chapter 856, Private Acts of 1949, applicable on a population basis to Washington County only and affecting the composition of the Board of the electric utility known as the Johnson City Power Board, serving Johnson City, the rural areas of Washington County and the Town of Jonesboro. The bill charges that, in giving representation on the Board to Washington County and the Town of Jonesboro, the 1949 Act suspends the general law and constitutes special legislation contrary to Article 11,…