147 Ga. 556 | Ga. | 1918
“The policy of the law of this State is, and has been since the adoption of the present constitution, opposed to the incurring of debts by towns and cities; and it has therefore be
The act of the General Assembly creating the new charter for the City of Jackson (Acts 1908, p. 805) contains the following: “Said mayor and aldermen shall have power and authority to provide for the registration of voters prior to any municipal election in said city;” etc. The words “any election” are sufficiently broad to include elections for the issuance of bonds. Mayor &c. of Decatur v. Wilson, 96 Ga. 251 (23 S. E. 240). Under the agreed statement of facts in this case it áppears that the municipal authorities of the City of Jackson have made no provision for registration as authorized by the charter of the city; and therefore no means existed for ascertaining the number of qualified voters authorized to participate in the election held for the purpose of determining the bond issue in question. The judgment of the court validating said bonds was erroneous.
Judgment reversed.