IN an indictment for perjury, the oath said to be false was charged to have been administered in the Circuit Court by S. G. as deputy clerk.- Held, that no proof of the appointment of the deputy clerk was necessary; that in administering the oath, S. C. acted under the superintendence of the Court; and that the oath was as obligatory as if it had been administered by one of the judges.
Server v. State
Court: Indiana Supreme Court
Date filed: 1826-11-15
Citations: 2 Blackf. 35, 1826 Ind. LEXIS 21
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