Many a citizen of Illinois rummaged through pockets, purses and pigeon holes last week in search of receipts for all their retail purchases since April 1. The Illinois Supreme Court had declared the State's 3% sales tax unconstitutional and retailers were to refund to their customers nearly $5,000,000 on documentary proof of tax-paid purchases.
Governor Henry Horner put the sales tax law through the General Assembly last winter as an emergency means of raising some $40,000,000 in revenue. Its proceeds were to be spent either on jobless relief or school expenses. *Only...
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