Rentz v. City of Moultrie

I respectfully dissent from the holding in Division 2 of the majority opinion. In Committee for New Cobb County Revenue, 228 Ga. 364, supra, this court "excused” the ordinary from not complying with Code Ann. § 58-1003 (requiring the election to be held within thirty days from the filing of the petition) because the election was delayed by a court order. In the present case, the only reason given for not holding this election within the period required by the statute is that thirty days was an insufficient amount of time. It seems to me this argument should be addressed to the legislature,…