Commonwealth v. Young

Citations

• 248 Pa. 458
• 94 A. 141
• 1915 Pa. LEXIS 595

Syllabus

<p>Constitutional law — Special legislation — Unreasonable classification — ■Money lenders — Act of June 5, 1913, P. L. 1$9 — Constitution of Pennsylvania, Article III, Section-7.</p> <p>The Act of June 5, 1913, P. L. 429, providing for the licensing of certain money lenders creates a class of persons indistinguishable from the entire body of citizens by anything suggesting differentiation with respect to rights, privileges, immunities or peculiarities and invests such class with the privilege denied to all persons nob within the class of collecting usurious interest on money loaned. There is nothing in the act suggestive of a purpose to promote the good order, peace, health, protection, comfort, convenience or morals of the community. It is a special law and is not a valid exercise of the police power. It is violative of Article III, Section Y, of the Constitution and is void.</p>