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Excerpt from Motorcycle Illustrated, 1910, Vol. 5 This eminent and erudite body have just passed an ordi nance imposing a tax of $10 on motorcycles. It is to be an annual tax. The ordinance was rushed through, sent to th mayor, who forthwith signed it. This is another example of modern piracy. In the old days, a freebooter who wanted to live without industry applied to Captain Kidd or enlisted nu der the banner of Robin Hood, Dick Turpin, or some other merry cutthroat. Now, they simply go into public life and become aldermen, assemblymen or senators; above all they aim to be senators, for this is said to be the richest and softest graft of all. The Chicago riders and the trade have banded together and engaged a lawyer to re0pen the matter. This tax is simply outrageous, and is in line with the general trend of things of today, which is to tax everything and anything. Nowadays a man is taxed from the moment he draws breath until the mortal vestment is laid away. In fighting this robber tax the motorcycle riders of Chicago will drive home the following facts, which, they hope, will have a salutary effect upon their lawmakers. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.