United States v. Bixby
District Court, D. Indiana
Indictment for Perjury. Plea that the notary who administered the oath was a minor. Demurrer to the plea.
1Opinion of the Court
Gresham, D. J.
The indictment charges that the defendant committed perjury in swearing to the truth of a quarterly report as assignee in bankruptcy, before Auretus W. Hatch, a notary public. The defendant pleads specially that at the time the alleged oath was administered to him by the said A. W. Hatch, as notary public, the latter was a citizen of Marion county, Indiana, and a minor, under 21 years of age. A demurrer to this plea presents the following questions, viz.:(1) Are-minors ineligible to the office of notary public under the constitution or statutes of the state of Indiana? (2) If…
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