Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-02-17
The WRIT IS.DENIED;
CASE is GOING UP.
A Decision Is Rendered On
Yesterday.
IN POLICE BOARD LITIGATION.
After Lengthy DeIiberation Judge Lit
tIeiohn Refuses the Writ For Quo
Wananto Proceedings Asked For
BY New Commission.

The old police board was a winner
yesterday in t first round with the
new board fof~ writ in quo warrantc
proceedings Instituted recently in the
attempt to assume authority. The de.
cision of Judge LittIejohn is of much
interest, and has been awaited for sew.
eral days.
The case was heard at great length
before him one week ago today.
Since that time Judge Littleiohr has
given the case very careful considera-
ton. The opinion reached caused
but little surprise, as 1t seems
10 have been very generally anti
cipated.
The opium is rather brief and is, in
substance, as follows:
After consideration of same, and ais o
the consideration of Section As of the
Act of 1889 and of the amendatory act
ct 1909, feferre to in said petition, it
is the opinion Of the court that the pc
titioners do not make such a case as
would authorize the court TO order the
Information as prayed, and, therefore
the same is hereby denied.
Such, in brief, is the opinion given,
preceded by full statement of the
proceeding, with which the public is
already quite familiar.
Attorneys for the new police board,
as exre ted, will at once carry the case
to the supreme couct that it may be
passed upon by that tribunal.
This means, of course, that the status
quo here as regards the Jurisdiction of
the old police board will be maintain
ed in the interim. It may be several
months ere decision is rendered in
this celebrated case, and finally the
good offices of the legislature, which
created the new board, may have to be
sought to this end.
For the lot of police commissioner
is not happy one-in Americas.
The attorneys for the new police
board, which was recently elected by
the voters of Americas, are quite con-
fdent of winning the fight il the end,
although victory may may be delayed
for time.
The act amending the city charter of
Americus to the end of making the po-
lice commissioners elective by the peo-
pie was the work of the last legislature,
and if, as alleged by attorneys of the
old police board, there be clerical or
technical error in the bill as passed at
the last session, it can easily be cor
rected at the June term.
However, Representative W.T.. Lane,
of Sumter, is now UP in opposition to
police commission of any kind.
He announced yesterday his inten-
ton, at the next session, of introduc.
ing bill abolishing the police com
mission of Am CIRCUS, and will, doubt
less, exert his efforts to that end.
Col Lane opposed vigorously the
passage of the bill by the last General
Assembly amending the city charter of
Americas as related to the manner of
electfng the police board, and has
since been an active champion of the
old commissioners in the legal contro-
Yersy resulting. Such action as he
now proposes may meet with opposi.
ton.
A police be ard, like the vermiform
appendix, may be and doubtless is, an
unnecessary institution, but Amerlcus
might not desire to do away with tat
least not just now.