Commonwealth v. Silverman

Citations

• 138 Pa. 642
• 1891 Pa. LEXIS 1143

Syllabus

<p>1. The prohibition in § 17, act of May 13, 1887, P. L. 108, of the sale of vinous, spirituous, malt or brewed liquors to persons of known intern-perato habits, is valid as applied to liquor imported from another state, and sold by the duly authorized agent of the importer in the original packages: Commonwealth v. Zelt, ante 615.</p> <p>2. The title of the aet of May 13, 1887, P. L. 108, viz.: “ An Act to restrain and l'egulate the sale of .... . liquors,.” is sufficient, under § 3, article III. of the constitution, to sustain the clause of § 17 of the act, prohibiting the furnishing of liquor to minors, etc., “ by sale, gift or otherwise.”</p>