Commonwealth v. Dunham

Citations

• 191 Pa. 73
• 43 A. 84
• 1899 Pa. LEXIS 781

Syllabus

<p>Constitutional law—Hawking and peddling acts of April 17,1846, and April 13, 1854.</p> <p>The Act of April 17, 1846, P. L. 364, extended by the Act of April 13, 1854, P. L. 328, to the county of Lycoming, relating to hawking and peddling, is not in conflict with any provisions of the state or federal constitutions, and is a proper exercise of the police power of the state.</p> <p>The proviso in the act of April 13, 1854, relates to the manufacture of certain articles specified in it, and does not expressly or impliedly authorize the peddling of the articles specified therein in violation of the act of April 17, 1846.</p>