San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-29
PUGII.ISM'S VICTORY.
UNDER THE NEW LAWS OF NEVADA
PRIZE FIGHTING Is LEGAL.
The Bill Has Passed Both Houses With
out any Marked Opposition
The Act in Full

Carson, Nevada, Jan. 29.-Following
are the provisions of the prize fight
bill as it passed the Senate:
An act to restrict and license glove
contests or exhibitions between man
and man, and to repeal all other acts
in conflict Herewith. The people of
the state Of Nevada represented in the
Senate and Assembly do enact as fol-
lows:
Section Amy person over the
age Of 81 years may procure a license
for an exhibition in public place for
any contest or exhibition with gloves
between man and man for n wager
or reward and the weight of gloves
shall not be less than four ounces,
used in said contest or exhibition.
Section 1.-The sheriff of any coun-
ty in which the exhibition named in
section / OF this act is to be held. shall
issue a license for such exhibition
or contest upon payment to him Of the
sum of $1,000.
Section 3.-Blank licenses shall be
prepared by the county auditor of the
county in which the exhibition or con-
test named in section / of this act is
to be held, which license shall be is
sued and accounted for as by law
provided for within the same re-
spect as other county licenses.
Each license delivered by the
sheriff under provisions of this
act shall contain the name of the IL
censees and the name of contestants
for wagers offered for such exhibit
ton or contest.
Section 4.-The license shall, ten
hours before any proposed contest or
exhibition, under provision Of this act.
be filed with the county clerk where
such contest or exhibition is to be
held, with a certificate in writing exc
cuted by two regular doctors of this
| state, showing that the contestants
| named in the license are sound in Dby-
| steal health and condition.
section 5.-That such exhibition or
| contest shall be within an enclosure
| suilclent TO exclude the men from the
pubic not in attendance thereat and
no intoxicating liquors of any kind
snail be sold or given away at or dur
ing the contest or exhibition as afore-
said upon the grounds or within tbe
enclosure where said exhibition or CON
test is to be held
Section 6.-NO town. CITY ar mimi
cipallty IN this state shall have power
W pronlDlt, suppress or regulate any
such glove exhibition or contest, or IL
cense therefor as provided by this
act ana no such exhibition or contest
snail take place on Sunday.
l :. section All money received for
licenses under provisions of this act
l Shail De paid, One-tenth into the conn
W treasury and nine-tenths into tba
state treasury for general county and
| state purposes.
Section S.-Any persons procurino
SAID license is hereby authorized 10
charge an admission fee for such exbi.
| bition or contest.
section 9.-Any person or persons
VINO shall participate in conductino
| or managing any glove contest or ex.
l hlDltlOn contrary to provisions of this
| act snail be deemed guilty of a mis-.
| demeanOr and upon conviction there
OF shall be punished by a fine of not
less than 5000, nor more than 81. 600
| or by imprisonment in county iail not
4 to exceed six months.
section 10.-This act shall take eff
feet at once after its passage. and all
acts and parts of acts i'm conflict here
with are hereby repealed"
PRIZE FIGHTERS JUBILANT.
San Francisco, Jan. 29,-The passage
by the Nevada Senate of the bill Ii
censing prize fighting has given great
joy to local sports and already they
have in prospect battles between noted
pugilists Of all classes. 1t is contend
ed that the imposition of 81 1000 ON ev-
cry fight will have a tendency to dis
courage dishonest men from going in
to the business of bringing off contests
and that square fighting will be assur-
ed.
1t is asserted that Dan Stuart will
make his permanent headquarters in
Nevada and will from time to time ar
range contests between the most not
ed pugilists Of the country.
The sentiment in Nevada seems to
be strongly in favor Of the bill. 1t is
calculated that the holding Of a big
fight In the sage brush will bring
thousands Of dollars to the Nevada
people. Carson, Reno and Virginia
City. at any one of which places the
fight may be given, are only twelve
hours ride from San Francisco. Reno
is on the main line of the Central Pa
cific and the other two towns are on
ly a short distance from Reno on
branch lines
Carson, Jan. 29.-Gov. Sadler de-
clines to be interviewed on the prize
fight bill. simply saying it has not
reached him. Speculation is still rife
as to where the Corbett-FitZ fight will
take Mace