Commonwealth v. Charlton

Brownson, P. J.,

The defendant was summarily convicted before an alderman of the offense of cruelty to animals, as created and defined by the Act of March 29,1869, P. L. 22. Upon a petition filed, an appeal from this conviction was allowed by the court, and the same has been duly filed. The Commonwealth now moves to quash the appeal, for the reason that the Act of 1869 contains a proviso the effeet of which is to restrict the right of appeal in proceedings under that act to cases in which the fine imposed exceeds the sum of $10, and the fine in this instance does not exceed that sum.

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