The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-04-27
TREASURER KLINI's ANSWER.

rom the Settletnent Ot MS account:
In the Matter of the Ap- In THE
peal Of the County of COURT OF
Columbia, from the COMMON
Reportofthe auditors PLEAS OF
on the account of c COLUMBIA
John Il. Kline, Treas COUNTY.
wrer of said County. No
The answer of John l. Kline to the
specifications of appeal fled by the
Commissioners, March s, 1894:
Paragraph (3)-Letter A-That the
said Respondent is entitled to the
commission allowed by the Auditors,
as he believes the same to be in ac-
cordance with the law and in accor-
dance with the practice of the Auditor
in the settlement of the like accounts.
Letter (B). The said Respondent
should not be surcharged with the re-
tail license money therein mentioned
for the -First-The- said
moneys were paid to the said Respon-
dent under written protest claiming
that the licensees were not liable to
make such payment, and action would
be brought for the recovery OF the
money SO paid, Of which written pro
test the following is copy to.wit -
TO John Il. Kline, Treasurer of
Columbia County:
You are hereby notified that seventy
five dollars of the sum of one hundred
and fifty dollars paid to you by James
McClosky, ]. L. Girton, w. II. Gil
more, Frederick Gilmore, Bernhard
Stohner, J. H. Deitrick, J. S. Blue
and Phineas Heddens, Grading under
the firm name of Blue and Heddens),
George Auraud, VIM. Fleckenstine,
and VIM. Giger, respectively, as the
retail liquor license fee of the said
parties for the year 1893 is paid by
them under protest and with notice of
their right and intention TO sue for
and recover the same
And you are further notified that
the one hundred dollars of the sum of
two hundred dollars paid to you
by c. B. Robbins, as his wholesale
liquor license fee for the year 1898 is
paid by him under protest and with
notice Of his right and intention to sue
for and recover the same.
GRANT HERRING and FRED KELLER,
Attorneys for the above named licen
ses.
Secondly-In pursuance of the said
protest action was brought by Aurand
& Son against John l.. Kline, Treas
urer Of Columbia county, before John
M. Clark, Justice of the Peace, as a
trial case, relative to such protest, and
judgment was rendered against the de-
fendant for the amount claimed ($75.-
oo) being the amount of excess paid
under protest by said Aurand & Son
and from such judgment appeal
was taken and entered in the Court of
Common Pleas to No. II6 May T.,
ISos-atd at the same in on the list
for trial at May T., 1894.
Third-That so far as said moneys
are chargeable there is sufficient
charge made in the report of the Audi
tors as the same appears.
Fourth-This respondent is ready
and willing at any time to pay such
moneys upon it being determined tc
whom such payment shall be made.
Letter (c). The said respondent is
entitled to credit with the item Of
$32o5 in this clause mentioned and
he was not allowed credit therefor in
the year 1892. The said sum having
been credit to the county upon it:
payment of moneys due to the state.
Letter Id. The said respondent i:
entitled to credit with the amount re
quired by him to be paid Farmer:
National Bank, being note of the
County Commissioners to him ant
discounted and the moneys applied tC
the payment of state tax due by tht
county, the said note being unpaid BY
the County Commissioners but pait
and held by this respondent, to-wit,
the sum of 81 900, and all interest O
discount thereon.
And the said respondent is entitled
to credit for the sum of $1,000, b,
him advanced and $500, borrowed o
c. H. Campbell, the same having
Deen by MIN palu TOT the county OF
taxes of the county due the state. Th
county having received credit there
for.
Letter (e) That the said respon
dent should not be surcharged witt
the moneys mentioned in this clause
being the same moneys mentioned il
clauses (c) and (d) for the reason
given in the answers to the said claus
es (c) and (d).
Letter G). The said responder
should be allowed credit with th'
item of balance Sl33.3o and also tn
additional sum of $1,000, erroneousl,
and unlawfully deducted in the SAT-
Auditors report from the balance o
S2,525.o3 audited, settled and found
due the said respondent at the settle