Barber v. DeFord
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Polk District Court. — Hon. Chas. S. Bradshaw, Judge. A petition of general consent for the sale of intoxicating liquors in Valley Junction, Polk County, Iowa, was canvassed by the board of supervisors of Polk county, and found sufficient. Appeal from such finding was taken to the district court, and the petition again was adjudged sufficient. From the finding of the district court this appeal has been taken. — ■
1Opinion of the CourtWithrow, J.
l. Intoxicating IjIQUOiís : statement of consent: duty to canvass all statements: statutory construction.
— I. The appellee urges that this court is, and that the district court was, without jurisdiction to consider this appeal for the following reasons:
a. Valley Junction is a city having more than 2,500 and less than 5,000 population.
Under Code Supplement See. 2450, there is no provision *695for any finding by tbe board of supervisors as to the result of the canvass of petitions under the mulct law in cities of that class, and, therefore, there can be no appeal from the finding of the board, as…
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