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Despite the enactment of the Declaratory Bill yesterday, it will be several days yet before Provincial Treasurer Peter Smith can cash the Ontario Jockey Club's cheque for ap-- proximately a quarter of a million dollars, representing the accumulat-- ed proceeds of the 5 per cent. tax on five days' wagerings on races at the Woodbine. Today the Government may maks application at Osgoode Hall for the payment out of the tax moneys paid over in accordance with Mr. Justice Middleton's injunction order. If this is done the motion would probably be argued Monday and a ruling made. Upon the court's order the accumulated total would then be-- come payable immediately to the Treasurer. Declaratory Bill, receiving Royal} assent in the afternoon, thereby be--| came operative as from midnight of \ the preceding night. Therefore, the \proceeds of yesterday's wagerings are payable, not into court, but into the hands of the Treasurer of the ;Provm;&; They should be in the '\Provincial coffers before evening.| Saturday's proceeds will probably 'not be paid in until Monday. -- First thing this morning a representative of the Provin-- cial Treasurer's Department will call on the O.J.C. repre-- sentative and present a letter of demand for the proceeds of the tax on Friday's racing. It is expected that a cheque for the amount due on yesterday's operations will be handed over immediately. we But as regards yesterday's and to-- day's tax on wagers, the proceeds= are payable direct to the (Govern-- ment. Legal opinion secured last night was to the effect that tha Although Attorney--General Raney was able to advance his Declara-- tory Bill only one stage on Thurs-- day, he made up the lost step yes-- terday by securing for it both third reading and Royal assent. The measure is now law, the injunction proceedings of a week ago set aside, and, presumably, the (Government will be in possession of the accumu-- lated 5 per cent. Woodbine wager-- ings tax within a few days. Should the Ontario Jockey Club decline to pay over to the Provincial Treasurer the proceeds of the 5 per cent. tax on race--track wagering, it is probable the Provincial Polics will close up the Woodbine this afternoon. The Government, however, is understood to have not the least expectation of such action being necessary. BILL SETTING ASIDE INJUNCTION GIVEN ROYAL ASSENT IN HOUSE With Declaratory Act Now in Force Ministers Expect O.J.C. to Pay Proceeds of Friday's and Saturday's "Rake--off" Direct to Pro-- vincial Coffers--Will Take Legal Action Today to Collect $250,000 Already Paid Into Court ; SATURDAY . When third reading of the measure was called as the first order yester-- day, H. H. Dewart, K.C., reintroduc-- ed the amendme'\t to the section placing the Crowh or any Minister thereof beyond injunction proceed-- ings or similar legal action. His amendment proposed that the gec-- tion should not affect "any action or proceeding against the Crown or against any ~Minister thereof . . . in which any question is raised as to whether any or certain legislation is or is not within the legislative au-- thority of the Legislature of the Province of Ontario.'" '"What course will the Ontario Jockey Club adopt with regard to the money?" he was asked. "That I cannot tell." "*Will the directors deal with.it to-- morrow ?" '"'Most likely," Mr. Fraser replied. "I am sorry I cannot give you any more information.'"' W, P. Fraser, Secretary of the On-- tario Jockey. _ Club, when informed by The Globe that the Declaratory Act had received the Royal assent, declined to make any statement. "I have nothing whatever to say," he said. The amendment was declared last on division, and the bill carried. Just before six c'clock his Honor the Lieutenant--Governor came into the ~HMHouse and accorded it Royal assent. Before the House rosgse for dinner, Mr. Raney told Mr. Ferguson that he did not have Provincial police at the Woodbine for the last race yes-- terday, but he merely smiled when asked if his officials would be there loday. 2 7, :