Commonwealth v. Depuy

Citations

• 148 Pa. 201
• 23 A. 896
• 1892 Pa. LEXIS 949

Syllabus

<p>Criminal law — Larceny—Logs—Act of May 15, 1889, P. L. 222, section 6.</p> <p>Under the act of May 15, 1889, P. L. 222, dogs have beeu declared to be personal property and the subject of larceny in this commonwealth.</p> <p>Constitutional law — ■Constitution, article III, section 3 — Subject of act to be expressed in title.</p> <p>The act of May 15, 1889, P. L. 222, is entitled “ Act for the taxation of dogs and the protection of sheep.” Section 6 of the said act provides, “That all dogs in this commonwealth shall hereafter be personal property and subject of larceny,” etc.</p> <p>Held, (1) That when in this act the legislature sought to lay a tax upon what was not property at common law, it was germane to the object of the act to declare that the property thus taxed should thereafter be personal property and subject of larceny.</p> <p>(2) That the sixth section of the act quoted is therefore not unconstitutional.</p>