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PROGRESS OF THE RACE BILL. The Illinois House of Representatives yesterday advanced the pending bill for-tbe government of racing to third reading after amending it in several particulars. As perfected the bill bow reads as follows : Section I. Be it enacted by the people 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, aud the same is hereby, amended as follows : Sec. 2. That every person, firm or corporation owning or conducting an inclosure where meetings are held for the trial of the strength of speed horses, and wherein pools are bought and sold or books or wagers made thereon, if any such meetings shall be held within fifteen miles of any city containing a population of 100,000 or over, shall pay to the State of Illinois a tax of 5 per centum of the gross gate receipts for admission of persons upon and for each and •very day that any such meeting shall be held within any such inclosure; and if such meetiag be held within five miles of a city containing less than 100,000 and not less than 10,000 people the tax co 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. Said 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 thereon, 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 lien upon all the real and per-Boaal property of the person, firm or corporation who nay own or control the inclosure where any such meeting shall be held, to secure the full payment of such taxes, which lien may be in force the same as aoy other lien for taxes. Sec. 4. All meetings provided for in this act may be held between the 15th day of May and the 15th day of October in any case, 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 in 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 book* 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 the meeting then being held, but not at any other time or place. Sec. 6. Any person or persons who shall, as agents 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 provided, shall be fined the sum of not less than 00 nor more than ,000 for each offense, and be imprisoned in the county jail for the term of one year. Such fine or fines to be paid to the county treasurer of the county in which said inclosure is located and by him remitted to the state treasurer, in the manner as hereinbefore provided in section 2 of this act. Sec. 6 A. Any firm 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 is in this act provided, shall forfeit and pay to the State of Illinois not less than 00 or more than ,000 for each offense, to be collected by suit in any court having jurisdiction thereof. Such forfeiture, when collected, to be paid to the county treasurer of the county in which said inclosure is located, and by him remitted to the state treasurer in the manner as hereinbefore provided in section 2 of this act. Sec. 7. Any perse n, firm or corporation who shall fail to pay the 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, the 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 any provision of this act are hereby repealed.
