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i A RACING BILL TURNS UP. Springfield, III., February 23. Representative A. J. Kettering, of Chicago, today introduced a racing bill in the House. Speaker Sherman referred the measure to the Committee on miscellaneous subjects, which is likely to report favorably upon it. The bill reads as follows: Section 1. Be it enacted by the poople of the State of Illinois, represented in the general assembly, that an act entitled "An act for the assessment of property, and for the levy and collection of taxes," be and the same is hereby amended as follows : Sec 2. That every person, firm or corporation, owning or conducting an inclosure wherein meetings are held for the trial of the strength or speed of horjes, and wherein pools are bought and sold, or books or wagers mad9 thereon, if any such meeting shall be held within twenty-five miles of any city containing a population of 100,000 or over, shall pay to the 3tate of Illinois a tax of 5 per centum of the gross gate receipts for admission of persons upon and for each and every day that any such meeting may be held within an snch inclosnres. and if any such meeting be held within five miles of a city containing less than 100,000 and not less than 10,000 population, the tax to be paid shall be 3 per centum of the gross gate receipts, and in all other cases the tax to be paid shall be 2 per centum upon the gross gate receipts, such tax to be paid to the county treasurer of the county in which such inclosure is located on the Monday next after any such meeting shall be held. Such county treasurer shall give duplicate receipts therefor, one of which receipts shall be by such person, firm or corporation sent forthwith by mail to the state treasurer of the State of Illinois, and said county treasurer shall, within ten days after receipt thereof, remit such sum or sums so received by him to said state treasurer, less the per centum thereof allowed to him by law for making collections of other taxes. Sec. 3. The State of Illinois is hereby declared to have a valid and first lien upon all the real and personal property of the person, firm or corporation who may own or control the inclosure where any snch meeting shall be held, to secure the full payment of such taxes, which lien may be onforced the same as othei hens for taxes. Sec. 4. All meetings provided for in this act maybe held between the first days of May and November in any year and between the hours of 12 oclock noon and 7 oclock in the afternoon and at no other time or times; provided, however, that the total number of days shall not exceed sixty in any one year on which meetings shall be held within any one inclosure. Sec. 5, At and during the time of any such meeting it shall be lawful to make books or wagers and buy and sell pools within any such inclosure upon the result of the trial of the strength or speed of horses to be actually had upon and within such inclosure during tho meeting then being held, but not at any other time or place. Sec. 6. Any person, Arm "or corporation who shall, as agent or otherwise, directly or indirectly, permit books or wagers to be made or pools to be bought or sold, otherwise than as in this act is provided, shall forfeit and pay to the State of Illinois not less than 00 nor more than ,000 for each offense, to be collected by. suit in any court having jurisdiction thereof. Sec. 7. Any person, firm or corporation who shall fail to pay tho tax imposed by this act shall forfeit and pay to the State of Illinois the sum of 00 for each day that such tax shall remain due and unpaid, tho same to be collected by suit in any court having jurisdiction thereof. Sec. 8 All acts and parts of acts so far as the same are in conflict with this act are hereby repealed.
