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GRIFFITH v. MERRITT

24218.

223 Ga. 562 (1967)

157 S.E.2d 23

GRIFFITH et al v. MERRITT et al.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided September 11, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Adams, O'Neal, Steele, Thornton & Hemingway, H. T. O'Neal, Jr., John D. Hemingway, for appellants.

Bloch, Hall, Groover & Hawkins, Ellsworth Hall, Jr., Denmark Groover, Jr., Buckner F. Melton, for appellees.

ALMAND, Presiding Justice.

Prior to March 17, 1967, the charter of the City of Macon, under the provisions of Sec. 12 of the Act of 1927 as amended and re-enacted by the Act of 1953 (Ga. L. 1953, Nov. Sess., p. 2983), provided for the term of office of the mayor and fixed it at four years, but a person "elected as mayor for a four year term shall not be eligible to succeed himself until there shall have been an intervening...

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