63 Ga. 506 | Ga. | 1879
The first section of the sixth article of the constitution of 1877 reads thus : “ The judicial powers of the state shall be vested in a supreme court, superior courts, courts of ordinary, justices of the peace, commissioned notaries public, and such other courts as have been or may be established by law.” The sixth section of the same article is in these words: “ The powers of a court of ordinary, and of probate, shall be vested in an ordinary for each county, from whose decision there may be an appeal (or, by consent of parties, without a decision) to the superior court, under regulations prescribed by law. The courts of ordinary shall have powers in relation to roads, bridges, ferries, public buildings, paupers, county officers, county funds, county taxes, and other county matters, as may be conferred on them by law. The ordinary shall hold his office for the term of four years, and until his successor is elected and qualified.” The twelfth article of the constitution, after declaring as the supreme law the federal constitution, stat
Judgment affirmed.