Commonwealth v. McDermott

Bonniwell, J.,

Defendants were indicted for the sale of articles for charitable purposes without having obtained a license in compliance with the Act of May 13, 1925, P. L. 644, regulating the solicitation of money and property for charitable, religious or other benevolent purposes. Pleas of nolle contendere were entered, but these were subsequently withdrawn with leave of court, and motions to quash the indictments were substituted. Under these motions, the question of the constitutionality of the Act of 1925 was argued. It is conceded that McDermott, one of the defendants, had formed two…