State v. Dallagiovanna

Citations

• 69 Wash. 84
• 124 P. 209
• 1912 Wash. LEXIS 850

Syllabus

<p>Perjury—False Oath—Administration—Authority oe Notary. Under Rem. & Bal. Code, § 8298, authorizing a notary public to take depositions and affidavits and administer all oaths required by law to be administered, a notary cannot, unless it is required by law, administer an oath with such binding force as is necessary to support a charge of perjury, in case of a false sworn statement.</p> <p>Perjury—False Oath—Power and Jurisdiction of Tribunal— Investigating Committee. Since perjury can only be predicated on a false oath in a proceeding of which the tribunal had jurisdiction, an indictment is insufficient where its basis is a false oath before a committee authorized by resolution of a city council “to' investigate and probe charges made by the acting mayor,” without showing against whom the charges were made or that the matter was within the council or its jurisdiction.</p>