Ordinance 371Or DINAI:CE NO, 7n:'
AN ORDTNAYCE 7RE.,L TTNG ` 'E 73C1.X I.OG COMMIS-
SION OF THE CITY OF MJKa 3E112H FCR 7HE
REGULAR_ A -J— ,;,ND SUi ERS c_ ..j ., r �. ,;, -' I r
WREST=G 0 OTHER SIMT �a Pl ,L.:LC EXHIBI-
TIONS, PROVIDING FOR PERMIT FOR THE PRO--
iiOTING AND CONDUCTING ON SUCH .H TTIEITT.ONS
AND THE GRA1T INrG OR DENYING O1 SUCH PERMIT L
BY THE COMMISSION, AND PROVIDING FOR A
PENALTY FOR VIOLATING THE TERMS OF SAID
ORDINANCE.
WHEREAS, it is deeiied necessary in the interests of the
public welfare, that all _ u,;i=List c, coxinc„ wrestling or similar
Public exhibitions held in the Ci C,<<r of Miami Beach be regulated
andsupervised so that such exhibitions shall hereafter be held
under prescribed rules and regulations by persons adequately quali-
fied
uali-.fied. to conduct same;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY TT -TE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, as follows:
Section 1. DEFINITIONS:
"Exhibitions" shall include any show, encounter, f i«bt or
match, with or without gloves, commonly considered boxing; or wre st--
ling match, the same beinL; voluntary between two or more persons
for money, prizes of any character, points, or fame, or any other
thing of value, or upon the result of which any money or thin' of
value is bet or wagered, whether admission fees are charged or not,
directly or indirectly.
"Person" shall include a natural person, a corporation created.
under the laws of this or any other State, a partnership, associa-
tion or a joint stock company.
"Promoter" shall include any person or raersons, association
or corporation enF aF ed in advertising, en couraa ;ing, promoting or
brinE;ing about an exhibition in the Cit;i of Miami Beach.
SECTION 2. A Commission is hereby created to be known as the
Boxing, Commission of the City of Miami Beach, hose
duty it shall be to ac.minister and provide for -the
enforcement of all the provisions of this ordinance. Said Commis-
sion shall consist of three members to be appointed by the City
Council of the City of Miami Beach, any two of whom shall constitute
a quorum. They shall serve during; the pleasure of the City Council.
Said Commission shall have its office in the City Hall in the City
of Miami Beach, and in rooms to be providedby the City for that
purpose, and alll, .� ,
of its records 5h�.�.L.1. be: there ,r �;r :� �. Said Commis-
sion shall hold meetings upon such jays as may be determined on by
the Commission and may hold special meetings upon the call of the
Chairman or any two members. It shall keep a complete record of
all its meetings, all its acts and nll the business it transacts,
and may pre-oare all necessary reultions and blank forms for the
conducting of its business.
The Commission may employ from time to time such clerks and
employees as are necessary for the acf.ministration of this ordinance
and shall pay salaries to such clerks and employees only out of
such funds as said Commission may procure as hereinafter provided.
The Commission and each of the members shall take and file the oath
of office prescribed by law.
The Commission shall report to the City Council of the City
of Miami Beach annually the work during the preceding year.
SECTION 3. The said Commission shall regulate and supervise and
have jurisdiction over all pugilistic, boxing, wrest-
ling or similar public exhibitions in the City of
Miami Beach and no n.. -r sore or persons shall advertise, encourage,
promote or enage in any such exhibition, directly or indirectly,
without having; first obtained a permit for the holding of such ex-
hibition from said. Commission as hereinafter provided.
SECTION 4. A. APPLICA`.�.IC1�:
No permiG shell be issued_ by cbe Boxinz Commission un ---
less application threfor steall be first filed with said Com-
mission in writing anG_ filed. -:rlth said Commission on or before
five days Prior to Ghe date on rich pny such exhibition is
intended to be held. Such application shill be upon forms
prescribed by the Commission for th l.t Tui pose, :.nd. sit;ned by
the person or persons intendinc, to conduct or promote such ex-
hibitions; if the applicant is a corporation, the application
shral be sined in the corpor+.te name by the P.residept thcreof;
if the applicant is a partnership or association the ipplica-
tion shall be sined by a member of such partnership or asso-
ciation.
B. APPLICATION _SWC):.r "O:
The application for permit must be duly sworn to by the
applicant, certifying to the truth of the statements therein
contained.
C. APPLE Cr1rr SON C 1 `'T r,, .•
The application shall contain the following information,
to -wit:
(a) The name, e and residence of the applicant.
(b) The length of time said applicant has resided or
done business in the City of Miami Beach.
(c) Whether the applicant intends to promote said exhibi-
tion for himself or for others.
(d) If applicant is not alone in the promoting of said
exhibition he shall give the names and addresses of each and
everyone of his other associates in connection with said exhi-
bition.
(e) If applicant is a corporation or partnership the
names of all stockholders and partners shall be set forth in
full and the interest of each.
(f) A financial statement shall be given by the appli-
cant from which the Commission may deGermine the financial re-
sponsibility of the applicant.
(g) The exact time, day and hour of the day, when said
exhibition is intended to be held.
(h) The exact place where said exhibition is intended
to be held.
(i) The names of the contestants intended to be engaged
in said exhibition, to`ether with inform=ation as to the amount
of money or guarantee each contestant is to receive or has been
promised.
The Commission may require the applicant to submit any
other and further information i c rrr` y in its judgment deem neces-
sary to enable it to ascertain the merits of such application.
At the time of the filing:_.; of the application with the
Commission as aforesaid, the applicant shall pay to the Commis-
sion
oy .fis-
sion a fee of $5.001 which f e e shall be deposited in a fund b e -
longing to said Commission for the purpose of paying its ad-
ministrative expenses.
SECTION 5. PERMIT:
After the filing of said application with said Commission,
it shall be the duty of said Commission to consider and deter-
mine the merits of said application at a regular or special
meeting held for that purpose; if upon examination of said appli-
cation, the commission shall find that the applicant is of good
moral character and financially able to promote said exhibition,
that the time is satisfactory and the place of holding said.
exhibition has been ao )roved by the City Council of the City of
Miami Beach and is in confo2Anity with .the Zoninr,, Ordinance of said
City and that the said exhibition is not against the public welfare
and that the contestants are properly ::latched and are in sound
ohysic<�l condition at the time of the contest, then a permit may
be issued by said Commission to such . .?plicant to promote and
carry out said exhibition. But every such permit issued to such
applicant shall be subject to any and all rules and regulations
made by said Commission. No permit shall be issued_ except as herein
provided.
The Commission may issue a permit for the holdin4 of :such ex-
hibitions upon such terms and.'conditions as may be prescribed by
it, and may in its discretion, change or modify such conditions from
time to time, and may in its discretion, withdraw or cancel any per-
mit already issued upon proper cause.
SECTION 6. BOND:
After the Commission has acted favorably upon any application,
but before such permit is issued_, said applicant shall furnish to
the City of Miami Beach a surety company bond, or a property bond
with two good and sufficient sureties, owning real property in the
City of Miami Beach, in an amount to be fixed and determined by the
Commission and City Attorney at the time of granting said permit,
said bond to be conditioned upon such terms and conditions as may
be fixed and determined_ by said Commission, particularly upon the
condition of the faithful holding and carrying, through of the exhi-
bition intended to be staged or promoted by said applicant or the
return by said applicant of all moneys received by said applicant
in the sale of tickets or otherwise, in connection with the said ex-
hibition. Upon the issuance of said permit, the applicant shall
pay to said Commission a fee of $1.00.
SECTION 7. All exhibitions as hereinabove defined and all persons
in any wise connected with, interested in or participat-
ing in any such exhibitions shall be subject to the
rules and regulations and decisions of said Commission as it shell
from time to time prescribe for the conduct of such exhibitions,
subject to the approval of the City Manager of the City of Miami
Beach.
SECTION 8. Any person or persons violating any of the provisions
of this ordinance or holdinZ5 any exhibition without a
permit as herein provided, or selling tickets for any
such exhibition for which no permit has been applied for, or which
exhibition is not actually held, shaft, upon conviction in a Court
of proper and competent jurisdiction, be fined not more than Two
Hundred (200:00) Dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding sixty
days, or both, in the discretion of the Court.
SECTION 9. If any para graph or section, clause, or phrase of this
ordinance be held unconstitutional, such unconstitution-
ality of such paragraph, section, clause or phrase shall
not affect the validity of the remaining sections or portions of this
ordinance which are constitutional.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 25th day o January., A. ,D.
(Signed) Baron De Hirsch yer
,, Vice -President of City Council
ATTEST :.,------ "-
(Sig.pd) C. W. Tomlinson
City Clerk
(SEAL)
APPROVED BY ME this 25th day,,%6P January, A. D., 1935.
( i ,n)Lbu s °'. = Snediar
1st Reading; November 9th; 1934.
2nd Reading, November 9th; 1934.
3rd Reading, January 2_5th, 1935.
Posted -- January 26th, 1935.
Mayor
STATE OF FLORIDA)
COUNTY OF DADE )
I, C. W. TOMLINSON, City Clerk in and for
the City of Miami Beach, Florida, do hereby certify that
Ordinance No. 371 entitled "AIN? ORDINANCE CREATING THE
BOXING COMMISSION OF THE CITY nF MIAMI BEACH FOR THE RE-
GULATING AND SUPERVISING OF PUGILISTIC, WRESTLING OR OTHER
SIMILAR PUBLIC EXHIBITIONS, PROVIDING FOR PERMITS FOR THE
PROMOTING AND CONDUCTING OF SUCH EXHIBITIONS AND THE GRANT-
ING OR DENYING OF SUCH PERMITS BY THE COMMISSION, AND PRO-
VIDING FOR A PENALTY FOR VIOLATING THE TERMS OF SAID ORDINANCE"
having been duly passed and adopted by the City Council of
the City of Miami Beach, Florida, has been posted by me in
three conspicuous places in the City of Miami Beach, one of
which was at the door of the City Hall in said City on the
26th day of January, A. D., 1935, and that said ordinances
remained posted for a period of at least thirty days in
€accordance with the requirements of the City Charter of the
said City of Miami Beach.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my
hand andaffixed the official seal of the City of Miami Beach,
Florida, on this the 12th day of March, A. D., 1935.