Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-08-22
represented in Senate and Assembly.

| 1638-241. 1. There Is hereby created a
board. which shall be known as the state
athletic commission Of Wisconsin. With
| in thirty days after the passage and pub
| lication of this act. the governor shall
appoint a member who shall serve for
| two years. another who shall serve for
! three years and another who shall serve
for four years. Thereafter each member
, shall be appointed for a term of five
years. Vacancies shall be filed in the
same manner for unexpired terms Two
! members OF the commission, with the sec
rotary, shall constitute quorum for the
exercise of the powers Or authority con-
ferred upon 1t, and in case of vacancy.
the remaining members Of the commits
sion, unless such vacancy Is filed
2. The commission shall maintain
general office for the transaction of its
business at such place as the commission
may designate. The commission may
place in which the general office Is 10
Gated. when the convenience Of the par
ties SO requires.
(a) The commission shall appoint, and
FOR cause remove, a secretary to the COM
mission, whose duty it shall be to keep a
full and true record Of all it's proceedings,
preserve at Its general office all its books.
documents and papers, prepare for ser
vice such notices and other papers as may
be required of him by the commission,
and to perform such other duties as the
commission may prescribe; and he may,
under the direction of the commission, is
Suo SuDpUeudS IOF the dLLeHudHcS VI VIII
neSses before the commission with the
same effect as If they were issued in an
action in the circuit court, and may, I'M
der the direction of the commission. ad-
minister oaths, in all matters apper-
tanning to the duty of his office or con-
| nected with the administration of the
affairs of the commission. Disobedience
OF such subpoenas and false swearing be-
fore a secretary, shall be attended by the
same consequences, and be subject to the
same penalties, as if such disobedience or
false swearing occurred in an action in
the circuit court. The salary of the sec
rotary shall be fifteen hundred dollars
per annum and he shall hold office for
three years, unless sooner removed for
cause by the commission. The neces-
sary travelling and other expenses of the
| members Of the commission, including the
salary of the secretary, shall not exceed
the sum of three thousand dollars per
year, and shall be paid monthly by the
state treasurer, on the warrant OF the
secretary of state, out of moneys appro-
pr1ated for this purpose.
CD The commission shall make to the
legislature full report of it's proceedings
for the two years ending with the proceed
ing first day of December. before the be-
ginning of the session of the legislature;
said report to the legislature shall be
completed and shall contain a statement
of clubs. organizations or corporations.
the number of licenses revoked, the gross
receipts from each club organization or
corporation. and such other information
and comments in relation to the work of
the commission as the public interest
may require. The application for Ii
cense, as herein provided for, shall be in
! writing, and shall be addressed to the
commission, and shall be verified by some
officer of the club, organization or cor
poration on whose behalf the application
may be made. Such application shall be
| accompanied by an annual fee, which
shall be twenty-five dollars in cities of
not more than five thousand inhabitants;
fifty dollars in cities of not more than
fifty thousand inhabitants; one hundred
dollars in cities of not more than sew
enty-five thousand inhabitants; and three
hundred dollars in all cities of the state
having a population of over one hundred
| fifty thousand inhabitants. Such appn-
cation must show thar the club or
ganiZation has bona fide lease for one
year of the building, for athletic purposes,
wherein such contests are to be held. Be
fore any such permit or license is grant
ed to any club, organization or corpora
ton, which shall have filed it's applca-
ton as herein provided, such applicant
must file a bond of two thousand dollars
with good and sufficient surety with the
state treasurer, conditioned for the pay
ment of the taxes herein imposed.
3. Every club, corporation or aSSocia-
ton which may hold or exercise any of
the privileges conferred by this act shall,
within twenty-f four hours after the de-
termination of every contest, furnish to
the said commission written report,
duly verified by one of it's officers, show
ing the number of tickets sold for such
contest, and the amount of gross pro-
ceedS thereof, and such other matters as
the commission may prescribe; and shall
also within said time, pay to the said
treasurer a tax of five per cent of it's
total gross receipts from the sale of tick
cts of admission to such boxing or spar
ring match or exhibition. ..-..
4. Whenever such contests are held
under the auspices of the Amateu Ath-
1ntjn nj Or ha hriC
| tan Association, the license fee neceS-
/ sary under this act shall not be required
| of said organization. -.e
5. The commission shall appoint Off
| cial representatives designated as Gin
| spectors,' each of whom shall receive
| from the commission a card. authorizing
| him to act as such Inspector wherever
| the commission may designate him to
! act. An inspector shall be present at all
| exhibitions and matches and see that the
! rules are strictly. observed, and also be
| present at the counting up the gross re-
! ceipts, and shall Immediately mail to the
! commission the official box-office state
ment received by him from the officers of
/ the club E.@ ft.tF 49,
| 6. No boxing or sparring match or ex-
! hibition shall be held on Sunday
| 7. No intoxicating liquor shall be given
! away, sold or offered for sale in any
| building or part thereof, in which boxing
/ or sparring exhibitions are being con-
| Quoted
| S. No boxing or sparring exhibition
| shall be of more than ten rounds dura-
ton, and no one round of such exhibition
| shall be permitted to extend for q longer
| period than three minutes.
(a) There shall be one minute inter-
mission between each round.
! CD No contestants shall in any such
/ boxing sparring exhibition wear, or be
permitted to wear, gloves weighing less
J than five ounces for contestants under one
hundred and forty pounds, and SIX ounces
| for contestants over one hundred and
| forty pounds.
Co No contestant under the age of
eighteen years shall be permitted to par
| ticipate in any such boxing or sparring
contest
(d) No betting or wagering at any
/ boxing Or sparring contests shall be per
mitted by any club Or organization be-
| fore after or during any such contest, in
! the building where such contest Is held
(e) Contestants shall break clean, and
must not hold and hit. Butting with head
| or shoulder, wrestling or Illegal use of
elbows shall not be allowed. There shall
be no unsportsmanli<e conduct on the
part of the contestants. This shall in
/ clude the use of abusive or insulting
/ language.
| Cd No decision shall be rendered in
any contest held under the provisions of
| this statute.
9. No person shall be admitted to