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ST. JOHN'S &c. CHURCH v. COMMR. OF REV

32676, 33025.

240 Ga. 733 (1978)

242 S.E.2d 108

ST. JOHN'S MELKITE CATHOLIC CHURCH v. COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE; and vice versa.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided January 31, 1978.

Rehearing Denied February 21, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thompson, Stovall, Stokes & Thompson, Fletcher Thompson, for appellants.

Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, R. Douglas Lackey, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

HALL, Justice.

This case involves constitutional challenges to most of the provisions of the "1977 Bingo Act." Ga. L. 1977, p. 1164.1 The trial court found that sections 2, 3 and 7 were unconstitutional restrictions on the right to operate bingo games, and that section 10 was invalid insofar as it penalized the failure to comply with sections 2, 3 and 7. Appellants have challenged sections 4, 5, 8, 10 and 11 in this appeal. Cross appellants...

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