Montgomery County, PA

Rule*903.                  Bill of Costs

(a)      Affidavit. The affidavit of the party or other person to the

correctness of the bill and the attendance and materiality of the

witnesses shall be annexed, and shall be prima facie evidence to the

taxing officer.

(b)      Taxation. Bills of costs shall be taxed, in the first instance, by the

Prothonotary upon application of the party entitled to execution, subject

to exceptions, which exceptions shall be filed on or before the return

day of the execution. A re-taxation shall then be had before the

Prothonotary upon ten (10) days notice thereof to both parties, from

which either party may appeal to the Court within five days thereafter,

provided that the appellant shall, within three days after appeal is

entered, file a specification of the items to which appellant objects and

the grounds of all objections; otherwise, the appeal will be dismissed.

No exceptions or appeal shall operate to stay execution or prevent the

collection of the debt or costs; but when collected on execution or

paid into Court, the costs excepted to will be retained until the

question is decided.