119 Iowa 84 | Iowa | 1903
Defendants were desirous of establishing a saloon in the city of Decorah, adjacent to plaintiffs’
The section of the statute referred to reads as follows: ‘‘The signing the name of another to any statement of consent or petition provided for in this act, shall be deemed forgery and punishable under the statutes as such, and each such statement or petition shall be accompanied by the affidavit of some reputable person, showing that said person personally witnessed the signing of each name appearing thereon, and any false statement contained in such affidavit shall be deemed perjury and punishable as such, and all provisions of law relative to the brib 'ry of voters are hereby made applicable to the bribery of signers to any such statement of consent or petition. All statements of consent or petitions shall show the voting percinct of the signers thereof, and date of signing, and no names shall be counted that were not signed within thirty days prior to the filing of said petition or statement of consent.”
Without at this time determining the applicability of this statute, we have to say that we think the contract is so clearly contrary to public policy that it cannot be sustained, or made the basis of a promise to pay money for signing the consent to the establishment of a saloon. At the time the contract was entered into, the law required the written statement of consent to the establishment of a
The judgment of the district court is manifestly correct, and it is affirmed.