Bisbee daily review., 1916-06-13
LAW TO BE INITIATED
 lEGALIzING BOXING
 IN STATE OF ARIZONA
Petitions Appear Making Eff teen Round Bouts, Under
 Strict Regulation, Permissa- bIe. Much Support Is Had

Initiative petitions. looking to the passage of a statute legalizing fir teen round boxing contests, run under | the strict rules to be made md adopt 1 ed by q boxing commission, appointed i by the Governor. have made their ap- pearance in Bisbee and are receiving the hearty support of everyone in- terested in tn art of boxing.
 It is confidently thought the meas ure will b. initiated and will be passed ] at the election this fall. The proposed ! law is a compromise of all the exist i ing boxing laws in the country and IS i said to contain every good feature and
 none of the objectionable ones of those already in existence.
 The proposed law, follows:
 An Act
 To create a State Boxing Commission, prescribing the powers and duties o'
 the same; Making an appropriation for the carrying on of the duties of the commission. and fixing penal
 ties for violations of the provisions of this act
 Section l. There is hereby created | d State Boxing Commission of Arizona. Within twenty days of the time this act becomes a law the Governor shall appoint a member who shall serve for | two years, a member who shall serve | for three years and member who shall serve for four years. Thereafter ! each member shall serve for a term of ! five years All vacancies shall be i filled by appointment by the Governor. 1 Two members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum for the transac- ton of business.
 Section 2=The Commission shall maintain a general office for the transmission of its business at the
 capital of the state, but may hold
 meeings and transact business at
 such other places as the Commission
 may designate.
 Section ,. Each Commissioner ap- pointed by the Governor as provided
 in this act shall give to the State of Arizona a good and sufficient bond
 in the sum of S1,000 for the faithful
 performance of the duties of the of flee. The Commission. upon appoint
 ment by the Governor, shall meet at
 the capital and organize by the se-
 lection of one of it's members to
 serve as Chairman and another to
 serve as Secretary. The Commission
 shall adopt such rules and regula-
 tions for the conduct of its affairs,
 and for the carrying out of the pro
 visions of this act as it may see fit
 Section f. The Chairman os Sec
 retary of the Commission may. under
 direction of the Commission, issue
 subpoenas for the attendance of wit
 nesses before the Commission with
 the same effect as if they were issued
 in an action in the Superior Court,
 and may, under direction of the Com
 mission, administer oaths in all mat
 ters connected with the administration
 of the affairs of the Commission.
 Disobedience of such subpoenas and
 false swearing before the Commission shall be attended by the same conse quences and be subject to the same penalties as if such disobedience or false swearing occurred in an action in the Superior Court.
 Section 5.-The Commission may at its discretion, issue permits to regu- larly organized clubs for the holding of boxing exhibitions, not to exceed fifteen rounds of three minutes each in length provided that not more than one club shall be granted a permit in any one city or town, and no such club shall under any circumstances be granted more than two permits in any one month. Any permit so is sued may be revoked at any time by the Commission for cause, the Com ! mission to be sole judge of the cause Every club granted a permit to conduct boxing exhibition shall pay fee to the Commission of twen, ty-five dollars for every boxing exhibi- tion conducted under the provisions ] of this act. Every boxing exhibition | conducted in the state shall be judged | by referee licensed by the Commis- sion and every referee so licensed shall pay to the Commission annual license fee of ten dollars. All mon | ies received by the Commission frorl
 fees or licenses shall be paid into the state treasury and an accurate rec
 ord of all receipts and expenditures
 shall be kept by the Secretary of the Commission.
 Section 6. Any club, corporation or
 organization which shall conduct 2
 boxing exhibition without first hay
 secured a permit from the State Box
 ing Commission, and having agreed tC abide by the rules and regulations | adopted by the Commission for the