Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-02-19

Authorizing and regulating boxing
and wrestling contests for prizes
or purses, or where an admission
is charged, and limiting such
boxing contests to twenty rounds;
to create an athletic commission
empowered to license and regu-
late such contests and the par
ticipants therein; to prescribe
conditions under which such Ii
censes shall be issued and con-
tests held; to prescribe a pen
atty for violations of this act;
and other matters properly re-
lating thereto.
The People Of the State Of Ne
vada, represented ~ Senate ard
Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. There is hereby Great
ed and established a board which
shall be known as the estate Ath-
letic Commission of Nevada" The
commission will consist of three
membera. 10 be appointed by the
governor Of the state within fifteen
days after this act takes effect,
who shall hold office for terms to
expire January :. 1880, January l,
1881, and January /, 1882, reSpec-
lively Their successors shall be
appointed for a full term of four
years, and a vacancy occurring in
the office Cf 4 member of such
commission, otherwise than by ex-
piration of term, shall be filled for
the unexpired term in like manner
as an appointment for full term.
Two members shall constitute a
quorum for the exercise of the
powers or authority conferred up
on it and a concurrence of at
least two of the commissioners
shall be necessary to render a
choice or decision by the commits
sion. The commission shall main
tain an office wherever they shall
determine, and may hold meetings
at any place other than their Of
flee when the convenience of the
commissioners shall require. The
members of the commission shall,
at their first meeting after their
appointment, elect one of their
numer chairman of the commits
sion, shall purchase a seal for the
commission, and may make such
rules for the administration of
their commission not inconsistent
herewith as they deem eXpedient,
and they may hereafter amend or
abrogate such rules The members
of the commission shall receive no
compensation for their services, but
shall be entitled to compensation
for travelling or other expenses in
Cured by them in the performance
of their official duties if, and
when, sufficient revenue is derived
from the operation of the provis-
ions of this act and the payments
of licenses to the commission.
Sec. 2. The commission may ap-
point, if they so desire, secretary
to the commission, who shall hold
office at their pleasure, whose duty
it shall be to'keep a full and true
record of all of its proceedings,
preserve at it's office all of its
books, documents and papers, pre-
pare for service 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. He may,
under the direction of the commits
sion, issue subpoenas for the at
tendance of witnesses before the
commission, with the same effect
as if they were issued in an action
in the district court and may, un-
der the direction of the. commits
sion, administer oaths in all mat
ters pertaining to the duties of
his office or connected with the
administration of the affairs of
the commission. DiSobedience of
such a subpoena and false swearing
before such secretary or before the
commission, shall be. attended by
the same consequences and be sub
ject to the same penalties as if
such disobedience or false swear
ing occurred in an action in the
district court.
Sec. 3. Boxing contests, sparrine