In re Bromberger

It is obvious that an investigation has been instituted by the present administration of the City of New York, through the Commissioner of Investigation, into the question whether book-makers enjoy an immunity from municipal taxation that is not enjoyed by men and women engaged in legitimate business in the city of New York. Of course, book-makers will exert every effort to thwart such an investigation, but the fact remains that book-making as a vocation has not been a boon to mankind and merits no special rights, powers, privileges or immunities. Many men and women have inherited a common…