Legislature not confined to secretary's certificate.

- Legislature is not precluded from ascertaining by other appropriate means the facts concerning the election and the number of votes cast. Cutcher v. Crawford, 105 Ga. 180, 31 S.E. 139 (1898); Lee v. Tucker, 130 Ga. 43, 60 S.E. 164 (1908) (decided prior to revision of section by Ga. L. 1911, p. 54, § 1); Bachlott v. Buie, 158 Ga. 705, 124 S.E. 339 (1924).

Act of General Assembly which removes a county site is not unconstitutional and void because it was passed contrary to finding of Secretary of State. Cutcher v. Crawford, 105 Ga. 180, 31 S.E. 139 (1898); Lee v. Tucker, 130 Ga. 43, 60 S.E. 164 (1908) (decided prior to revision of section by Ga. L. 1911, p. 54, § 1); Vornberg v. Dunn, 143 Ga. 111, 84 S.E. 370 (1915); Bachlott v. Buie, 158 Ga. 705, 124 S.E. 337 (1924).

Injunction when legislature has not considered result.

- An injunction will issue restraining the ordinary (now judge of the probate court) from erecting a new courthouse at the site of the old one after an election has been had to change the site, if the legislature had not considered the result. Wells v. Ragsdale, 102 Ga. 53, 29 S.E. 165 (1897) (decided prior to revision of section by Ga. L. 1911, p. 54, § 1).

Copy of election returns not admissible in evidence.

- Certified copy from the office of the Secretary of State of the consolidated return of an election held in a given county upon the question of removing the county site thereof is not admissible in evidence for the purpose of showing that the General Assembly, in acting upon a bill providing for such removal, did not have before the General Assembly legal evidence showing that such an election had been held and that two-thirds of the qualified voters thereat voted in favor of a removal of the county site to a particular place. Cutcher v. Crawford, 105 Ga. 180, 31 S.E. 139 (1898) (decided prior to revision of section by Ga. L. 1911, p. 54, § 1).

Admissions in pleadings binding.

- An admission made in the pleadings that certain of the voters voting at such election voted in favor of the removal of the county site to a particular place, so long as the admission stands as part of the pleading, is binding upon the party making the admission. Wells v. Ragsdale, 102 Ga. 53, 29 S.E. 165 (1897) (decided prior to revision of section by Ga. L. 1911, p. 54, § 1).

Am. Jur. 2d.

- 26 Am. Jur. 2d, Elections, §§ 287, 288.