Commonwealth v. Donovan

Crumlish, J.,

— This is an appeal by defendant, a pawnbroker, from an assessment of the Board of Mercantile Appraisers of the County of Philadelphia under the Act of May 7, 1907, P. L. 175, 72 PS §2901. By stipulation of counsel, other pawnbrokers similarly assessed have agreed to be governed by the decision in this case.

*2Defendant has been licensed as a pawnbroker under the Pawnbrokers License Act of April 6,1937, P. L. 200, 63 PS §281-1 et seq., and has paid the license fee required by that act. He contests the present assessment on the ground that the Act of 1907 has been superseded, as far…