Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 58 Part 1.djvu/844

 PUBLIC LAWS--H. 612 -DEC. 20, 1944 Boring equipment, etc. Amateur boxing contests by schools, etc. "School, college, or university." Permits. Conditions for is- suance. Revocation. Licenses. Confomity to rules. poses of this Act; and (3) to cooperate with organizations engaged in the promotion and control of amateur and collegiate boxing. The said funds shall be available to pay for boxing equipment, such as gloves, head guards, mouthpieces, trunks, boxing shoes, boxing rings and mats therefor, timkeepers' bells and hammers, and trophies for members of organizations engaged in the promotion and control of amateur and collegiate boxing; and when deemed necessary by the Commission, it may furnish personnel to conduct instruction and boxing contests for such organizations, and pay for same from such funds. In the event that the authorities in charge shall notify the Commission that they do not desire its supervision, then the provi- sions of this Act shall not apply in any way to any amateur boxing contest conducted by or participated in exclusively by any school, college, or university, as defined in this Act, or by any association or organization composed exclusively of such schools, colleges, or uni- versities when each contestant in any such contest is a student regu- larly enrolled for not less than one-half time in a school, college, or university as herein defined. As used in this Act, "school, college, or university" includes every school, college, or university supported in whole or in part from public funds and every other school, college, or university supported in whole or in part by a religious, charitable, scientific, literary, educational, or fraternal organization which is not operated for profit and no part of the net earnings of which inures to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual. SEC. 4. No person shall hold or conduct a boxing contest or train- ing exhibition in connection therewith in the District of Columbia without a permit from the Commission. Each such permit shall be limited to a period of one day, except that in case of any interscholastic or intercollegiate meet a permit may be issued for the duration of such meet, and for training exhibitions in connection with boxing contests where an admission fee is charged or received, a permit may be issued for the duration of the training period. No permit as described in this section shall be issued to any person unless such person agrees to accord to the Commission the right to examine the books of accounts and other records of such person relating to the boxing contest or exhibition for which such permit is issued, and such permit shall so state on its face. A permit may be revoked at any time in the discretion of the Commission. SEC. 5. No person shall participate as contestant, second, manager of professional contestant, matchmaker, promoter, referee, judge, time- keeper, or announcer, in any boxing contest, or training exhibition in connection therewith, in the District of Columbia without a license from the Commission. Such license shall entitle the licensee to par- ticipate or engage in boxing contests, or training exhibitions in con- nection therewith, in the District of Columbia in the capacity named in the license for the period specified therein, and the Commission may suspend or revoke any such license at any time for violation by the licensee of any order, rule, or regulation of the Commission, or for other cause. SEC. 6. Any permit or license issued by the Commission shall not be valid for the purpose of holding or engaging in any boxing contest, or training exhibition in connection therewith, which does not con- form to te re et he rules established by the Commission. SEC. 7. The Commisson is authorized to issue licenses and renewals thereof and permits, and to fix and collect fees therefor, as follows: For professi onal contestants and seconds, not to exceed $5 per annum. For managers of professional contestants, not to exceed $15 per annum [58 STAT.

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