Where, under the provisions of the existing law, any appellant has heretofore paid any tax into court pending the disposition of an appeal, the court shall, upon application of the taxing district, order the payment to the taxing district of the total amount of such fund, and twenty-five per centum (25%) thereof shall be segregated and deposited by the taxing district in like manner, and subject to like proceedings, as hereinbefore required in the case of payments by appellants under protest.
72 P.S. § 5020-521