County of Schuylkill v. Pepper
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 513, Jan. T., 1896, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Schuylkill Co., July T., 1895, No. 548, on case stated. Case stated to determine the right of a county treasurer to certain commissions. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court. The court below in an opinion by Pershing, P. J., entered judgment for the plaintiff for $1,425.98. Defendant appealed. Error assigned was entry of judgment as above.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Dean,
Thomas Pepper, defendant, was the duly qualified county treasurer of Schuylkill county for the year 1891. The county auditors who settled his accounts for that year found a balance due from him to the county of $1,868.73. This balance was made up of the following items :
Boroughs’ and townships’ share of liquor licenses, ........$1,293.40
Commissions on county’s share of liquor licenses, 132.58
25 cents on each of 700 liquor licenses, . . 175.00
25 cents on 1071 mercantile, billiard, etc., licenses, ........ 267.75
Total.... $1,868.73
The defendant appealed from this…
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