Jackman v. Board of Supervisors
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Blachhawh District Court. — Hon. C. E. Ransier, Judge. 'A petition of general consent for tbe sale of intoxicating liquors in the city of Waterloo under the provisions of the mulct act having been presented to the board of spervisors was canvassed, and ’ found insufficient. Erom this finding plaintiffs herein appealed to the district court.
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Appeal from Blachhawh District Court. — Hon. C. E. Ransier, Judge. 'A petition of general consent for tbe sale of intoxicating liquors in the city of Waterloo under the provisions of the mulct act having been presented to the board of spervisors was canvassed, and ’ found insufficient. Erom this finding plaintiffs herein appealed to the district court. Upon trial of said appeal the petition was found to have been signed by the requisite number of voters, showing a majority of 59 names after deducting signatures subject to proper objection, and the order entered by the board of supervisors was…
1Opinion of the CourtWeaver, J.
The insufficiency of the petition of consent was contested on several grounds, which, so far as they affect this appeal, may be stated as follows: (1) That no legal notice of the canvass of the petition was given by the board. (2) That some of the poll books or poll lists by which the petition must be tested were not properly certified or identified as required by law, nor had they been preserved or kept by the proper custodian. (3) That a large proportion of the signatures appearing upon the petition were never verified by the affidavits of reputable persons as required by law. (4) That a…
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- Goodwin v. SmithIndiana Supreme Court · 1880
- Ferguson v. Board of SupervisorsMississippi Supreme Court · 1893
- Wilson v. HinesCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1896
- City of Forth Yakima v. ScudderWashington Supreme Court · 1905
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