The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-31
BOXING BILL
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l Section 1. The selectmen of anx town, the mayor and common coun-
 Iil ol any city, or the warden and | ourgesses of any borough may grant 1 permit to any club or association l incorporated by special charter or un der the provisions of the general stat utes for the promotion of athletic sports, 10 conduct wrestling or box
 Ing contests within such town, city. or borough, subject to the provisions or tnIs act and such other restrictions
 as may be imposed by the authority
 granting such permit, or may author
 lze some proper officer of such town.
 city, or borough to grant sucb ner'
 mits.
 Sec. 2. Any person or the officer
 or officers of any club or association
 who shall conduct or manage any
 wrestling or boxing contest in any
 town or borough within this state.
 unless such contest be authorized by
 permit as herein before provided, or any person engaging or participat- Ing Tn any such unauthorized contest snail De lined not more than five hun dred dollars. or imprisoned not more than SIX months, or both. The pro- visions of this act shall not, however, apply to wrestling or boxing contests or exhibitions by amateurs in which no cash compensation is offered or given to or for the parties partici- pat1ng therein or bet or wager made by or between such parties, nor shall 1 this act in any way affect the pro- l visions of chapter 157 of the public | acts of 1903 and section 12S2 of the | general statutes as amended by chap | ter l5S of the public acts of 1903, nor permit prize fighting within the pro- visions of said chapters.
 Sec. 8. The selectmen. mayor. or warden of any town, city or borough, IS the case may be, in which permits ire granted as hereinbefore provided. snail appoint some suitable person | 0 be supervisor of all contests held mount of the fee which shall be paid by the club or association con- luctlng any such contest or eXhibi- ion for the services of such super isor in connection herewith Such upeTVlsor shall not be financially interested in any club. association or ontest over or concerning which he cts as supervisor.
 Sec. 4. All contracts or agree rents pertaining to any contest or xhlb1t1on held under the provisions this act shall be submitted to and erv1sor as to the terms and condi- ons thereof, the suitability of the artles to engage in such contest ith each other, and the sufficiency the security given on the part of ' le club or association and the con- u stants for the fulfillment of their b veral undertakings, which security s. lall be in the form of cash forfeits a sposited with responsible persons, a Id no such contract or agreement 6t riting by such supervisor. The of- p ,1alS and the seconds and other as- Iy stants at any such contest shall al.
 be subject to the approval of such m pervisor and he shall inspect the fe ng or stage on which any such W fo hn 1 T T ed in any boxing contest, to ascer- IT in if they comply with the condi- ~, ms hereinafter provided shall ex- - nine the bodies and hands of wrest- pi s imm ediately before any contest d see that no foreign substance 10 ch as oil or resin has been used N on them, and shall supervise the 1duct of all such contests and en- 'ce the provisions of this act con- Ct ming the same. Each contestant tn any such wrestling or boxing con in t shall, before engaging therein. he al. mined by a competent physician DO
 the purpose of determining ether his physical condition is such SA t he should be permitted to par pate in such contest. and the su-
 visor shall not permit any person
 engage in such contest until the tlficate of such physician certify
 to the fitness of the physical con- on of such contestant shall have CT n presented to him. thi ection. 5. No boxing contest shall in held in which gloves weighing less @ n six ounces each are used No the q such as the strangle hold or any Flo CT hold, grip, or lock intended or Xii le to maim or injure a contest to
 shall be permitted in any wrest- exs
 contest. No wrestling or boxing inj test shall be held on a platform cat r three feet high unless it be up- permanent stage, in a. theater hall, so arranged as, in the opin-