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The Annotated Code of the Public General Laws of Maryland, 1924
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LICENSES. 1989

1920, ch. 710, sec. 116M.

149. Any contestant who shall participate in any sham or fake boxing
or sparring or wrestling match or exhibition shall be penalized in the fol-
lowing manner: For the first offense he shall be prohibited for a period
of six months, such period to begin immediately after the occurrence of such
offense, from participating in any competition to be held or given by any
club, person, corporation or association duly licensed to give or to hold
such boxing or sparring or wrestling match or exhibition; for a second
offense he shall be totally disqualified from further admission or participa-
tion in any contest held or given by any club, corporation, person or asso-
ciation duly licensed for said purposes.

1920, ch. 710, sec. 116N.

150. The commission shall prescribe the length in rounds of every
boxing and sparring match or exhibition and the contestants in every such
match or exhibition shall wear gloves weighing not less than five ounces.

1920, ch. 710, sec. 1160.

151. Any principal, principals, manager, managers, second, seconds,
promoter or promoters, or matchmaker if found guilty of re'ceiving or
accepting any money or presents from any boxer or exhibitor of the art of
boxing or sparring or from any wrestler for some special privilege or for
discriminating in matters of making a match shall be guilty of a mis-
demeanor and subject to a penalty as prescribed in this sub-title.

1920, ch. 710, sec. 116P.

152. That no boxing or sparring or wrestling exhibition, exhibitions,
performance or performances, shall be held or conducted in any building,
buildings, structure or structures where liquor is sold or served.

1920, ch. 710, sec. 116Q.

153. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this sub-title for
which a penalty is not expressly prescribed shall be guilty of a misdemeanor,
and subject to a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00).

1920, ch. 710, sec. 116R.

154. No boxer or wrestler shall be permitted to enter the ring unless
he has been declared in physical fitness by a competent physician.

All Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed, to
the extent of such inconsistency, and if any section or provision of this
sub-title shall be declared to be unconstitutional or unauthorized by any
court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall affect only the section
or provision declared to be unconstitutional or unauthorized, and not
affect any other section or part of this subtitle.1

1 Sec. 3 of ch. 385 of act of 1922 also contains similar provisions. Sec. 3 of ch. 385 of
act of 1922 contains almost identical provisions and sec. 2 of said ch. 385 provides that
this sub-title shall apply to the counties as well as to the city.

 

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