HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 54-1912 · c~ F~L~: NO:
An ~ordinance ~roviding for licensing. ~_~°xing or ~-sparrf~'-
' exhibitions and regulating the s~u~e and repealing Ordinance NO.
34 of the City of South San Francisco, entit'~ed"An or~linance to
.provide flor licensing Sparring e~ibitions and regulating the
~e Board of Trustees of the City of South San Francisco
do ordain as fol~ows:
Section 1. Every person, firm or corporation, unde~ whose
auspices ~ny boxing o~ sparring e~ibition is held tn the City
of South San Wr~ncisco, shall pay to the T~x Collector of the
City of South S~ ~rancisco an anoual license tax of Eix Hundred
(60~ DolLars for a"Class A" license, or an anuual lice~e
~ S ~'~ r
. The license tax
_~," [ ; Dolls, rs for a "Class ~" license
shall be pi~yable in advance.
Section 2. A "Class A" license shall entitle the holder
thereof to give or conduct a boxing or sparring e~ibition con-
tim. uing for ·more than ten (10) rounds. A "Clatss B" license shall
entitle the holder thereof to give or conduct a boxing or sparr-
ing e~ibitio~ continuing not more than ted (10)rounds. The
word. "rounds" shall be understood to hi{ye the meaning in the
customary athletic usa of theft %vord.
Section [~. No license holder und=r the provisions of this'
ordinance shall[ be pel~itted %o hold more than one boxing or
spar¥img e~ibit~on ~n any' calend~tr month.
Section 4. No boxing or sparring e~ibition shall be held.
under an2/ licel~se issued in accords, nee '~;ith the provisions
this ordinance until a special pe~]it has been o~tained for such
e~ibition from the Board of Trustees.
Section 5. Ail licenses issuecl undertb_e ,l:rovisions of this
ordinance shall expire on the first day of January next, succeed-
ing their date.
Section 6. All boxing or sparring exhibitions shall be con-
ducted uniter ~nd subject to the control of the City Marshal
Section' 7. Every person engaging as principal in such box-
ing or sparrin~ exh,i~itions shal~[, on the day pr~vious %o the
holding of said exhibitions, file with the City ~arshal of the
City of South San Francisco, a certificate from sene reputable
physician to the effect that said principal is in ~ood physicial
health., well trained and capable of enduring the strain of a
boxing and sparring exhibition of the kind proposed to be held,
describing the same.
Section 8.No boxin£~, or spar~ing exhibition shall be held
in the Citj, of South San ?rancisco, unless the conditions in this
ordinance provide¢~, are complied with by the person, firm or cot-
port, trion under whose auspices the boxing or spar~'ing exhibition
is held, and also on th% part of those persons engaging in such
boxing or spar¥'inf~ exhibitions as princip~ls.
Section ~3. No person, fir~_-~ or corporation conducting or
h~ving charade or control of a~ny' boxinp~ or sparring exhibition
shall allc,.~~ t?]e hunt, er of t~ersons ~tten~tin~' any such. boxing or
sparrin[6 exhibition to exceed the seating capacity of the buil-
ding, held, room or inclosure where any such boxing or sparring]
exhibitior~ is being or is a~bout to be held. ~he City ?'arshal
shall strictl3' enforce the ~rovisions of th. is ordin~nce.
Section 10. If the hold. ar of any "Class ]_{" l~cemse permits
or allo~s ~ny boxin[{ or sp~{rrin~i exhibition to contir~ue for more
than ten (10) rounds, such license shall ~forthwit?~. be revoked
by the Board of Trustees. Any violation of the provis, ions of
this ordinance by the holder of any license issued under this
· ord. inance sh~tl be sufficient ground for revocation of such
license b3-~ the Board of Trustees.
Section ll. Any person, finr~ or cor~or~ttion v~olating the
provisions of this ordinance shall[ be deemed ~uilty of a misde-
mai%nor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished, by a fine
of not more than ~hree Hundred (30~i~) Doll;~rs or by imprisonment
not more than th.rea (',~) months, or by both. such fine and impri-
sonment.
Section 32. Ordinance No. 34 o£ the City of South San Wran-
cisc0 entitled "An ordinance to provide for licensing sparring
exhibitions and regulating the same;' passed and adopted June 20,
1910, is hereby repealed.
Section 13. This ordinance shall 'take effect and be in~-~
from and after the date of its passage.
Section 14. This ordinance shall be published once in "The
Ente~r~.'e, a weekly ne~.vspaper printed, publishe-~ a~d circulated
in the City of South San Francisco.
Introduced this ~. ....... day of JuDe, 1912.
Pa~sed and adopted as an ordinance of the City of South
S~n ~rancisco by the Board of Triteness of the City of South San
A e , tee ~, '
AI*p roved ·
the City of South San Pra~cisco.
Attest: