Commonwealth v. Silverman
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Commonwealth v. Silverman, 138 Pa. 642 (Pa. 1891)
1891 Pa. LEXIS 1143
Clark, Greek, McCollum, Mitchell, Paxson, Pee, Steiirett, Williams
Commonwealth v. Silverman
Opinion of the Court
This case is ruled by Commonwealth v. Zelt, ante, 615, Commonwealth v. Swihart, ante, 629, and other cases decided at this term. A further discussion of the subject is not necessary.
The judgment is affirmed, and it is now ordered that the defendant surrender himself forthwith to the custody of the high sheriff of Armstrong county, for confinement in accordance with the sentence of the court below.
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- COMMONWEALTH v. CHARLES SILVERMAN
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- Syllabus
- 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. 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.”