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Hold Cicero License Fee On Sportsmans Invalid InvalidAttorney Attorney General Contends It Violates Illinois State Statutes StatutesThe The ordinance passed by the Town of Cicero requiring a 10000 yearly license fee from the National Jockey Club operators of the Sportsmans Park race track was held invalid in an opinion rendered by At ¬ torney General George F Barrett at the re ¬ quest of the Illinois Racing Board In his decision the attorney general stated that the ordinance passed by the Cicero Board of Trustees on May 15 is contrary to the statutory provisions con ¬ tained in Chapter 8 paragraph 37 of the Illinois Revised Statutes 1943 and is therefore invalid and unenforceable unenforceableThe The part of the Illinois Statues to which Barrett referred provides No other license or privilege tax or excise tax or racing fee except as provided in this act shall be assessed or collected from any such licensee by the State or by any county township district city village incorporated town or any other body having power to assess or collect a tax or racing fee nor shall the provisions of Section 41 of Article V of An act to provide for the incorporation of cities and villages approved April 10 1872 as amended apply to any licensee under this act Added by Act Approved May 28 1941
