Commonwealth v. Puder
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 328, Oct. T., 1916, by defendant, from judgment of Q. S. Philadelphia Co., Jan. T., 1916, No. 560, on verdict of guilty in case of Commonwealth v. H. Matthias Puder.
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Appeal, No. 328, Oct. T., 1916, by defendant, from judgment of Q. S. Philadelphia Co., Jan. T., 1916, No. 560, on verdict of guilty in case of Commonwealth v. H. Matthias Puder. Indictment for unlawfully lending money without first having complied with the provisions of Sec. 1 of the Act of June 17, 1915, P. L. 1012. The case turned upon the constitutionality of the Act of June 17, 1915, P. L. 1012. Verdict of guilty upon which the defendant was sen-fenced to pay a fine of $100 to the Commonwealth and the costs of the prosecution. Error assigned was in refusing binding instructions for…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Williams, J.,
In this proceeding the constitutionality of the Act of June 17, 1915, P. L. 1012, is attacked because (1) it is special legislation, (2) the title does not clearly give notice of the penal provisions contained in section 6, and (3) it is a delegation of legislative power to the banking commissioner.
We may eliminate the third contention. As the appellant is not appealing from any act of the banking commissioner, it is not necessary to discuss whether his duties are not of such ministerial character as to' be properly authorized by the provisions of the act. .
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