Evans v. Mayor of Forsyth

A petition for the writ of certiorari is to some extent analogous to a bill of exceptions. Bonds v. Berdett, 113 Ga. 114. The petition must be verified in the first instance by an affidavit; a bill of exceptions, by the certificate of the presiding judge. If a bill of exceptions states that it was presented and certified within thirty daj^s after the judgment, and is certified, this statement is taken as prima facie correct. If tile date of the judgment sent up in the record conflicts with this statement, the record controls. Merritt v. Gill, 59 Ga. 459; Southern Ry. Co. v. Flemister, 120 Ga.…