Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-04-05
The Law on Prize Fighting.


Ballinger's Code of Washington, under
section 7243, concerning prize Fighting"
etc., reads:
Any person who, within this state. en-
cages in, instigates, aids or encourages,
or does any act to further contention or
fight. with or without weapons. between
two or more persons, or a fight COM
monty called a sparring match, in which
the conbatants are provided with gloves,
or who sends or publishes challenge or
acceptance to challenge for such con-
tention. prize fight, sparring match, with
or without gloves, or carries or delivers
such a challenge or acceptance, or trains
or assists any person or persons in train
ing or preparing for such contention.
prize fight or sparring match, shall be
deemed guilty Of misdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof shall be pun
ished by Imprisonment in the county
Jail for a term of not less than thirty
days nor more than one year, and by a
fine of not less than fifty dollars nor
more than one thousand dollars.
Section 7244-Any person who bets.
stakes or wagers money or other prop
erty upon the result of such fight, en-
counter, or contention, or holds or un-
dertakes to hold money or other prop
erty so staked or wagered, to be deliver
ed to or for the benefit Of the winner
thereof, shall be deemed guilty Of mis-
demeanor. and upon conviction thereof
shall be punished by Imprisonment in
the county Jail for term not less than
thirty days nor more than one year, or
by fine of not less than fifty dollars
nor more than one thousand dollars. or
by both fine and imprisonment at the
discretion Of the Court.
Sec. 714s-It shall be the duty OF every
peace officer in this state to see that Sec
tons 7243 and 7244 are faithfully en-.
forced. and when any such officer has
reason to believe these sections are being
violated, or about to be violated, it shall
be his duty forthwith to arrest any person
or persons violating the provisions there
of. with or without warrant. and take
him or them before the nearest commit
ting magistrate of the county, TO be dealt
with according to law, and such peace
officer may pursue and arrest any per-
son or persons whom he has reason to
believe have violated or are attempting
to violate any Of the provisions thereof,
into any county in the state, and take
such offenders into the county from
whence they were pursued. before the
proper magistrate. 1t shall be the duty
of every judge on charging the grand
jury to read these sections and charge
such grand jury to diligently inquire into
any and all violations of the provisions
of the same.
Sec. 7252-It shall be the duty of all
public officers OF this state, knowing of
any violation of this chapter, to make
complaint, under oath. to the nearest
justice of the peace of the county in
which the offense was committed. Any
public officer who shall refuse or wilfully
neglect to inform against and prosecute
offenders against the last preceding Sec
ton. shall be deemed guilty of INSIDE
meanor, and on conviction shall be pun
ished by fine of not less than twenty.
five dollars nor more than one hundred
dollars. and the court before which such
officer shall be tried shall declare the
Office or appointment held by such officer
vacant for the remainder OF his term.