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FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE-SECOND CALLED SESSION. 67
required of an administrator of an estate in Texas, and the
Attorney General in a Court of competent jurisdiction in Travis
County, Texas, or any other Court having jurisdiction, may institute
suit upon such bond to recover any delinquent tax and
the cost incurred in ascertaining the amount and recovery of
such tax; provided, if such promoter conducts such contests or
exhibitions as a continuing enterprise or promotion, such bond
shall be annual in effect and continue in force until the last day
of the fiscal year in which same is filed and approved and shall
run concurrent with the time for which license is issued, unless
default be made by the principal thereof or the sureties thereon
become insufficient in the judgment of the Commissioner of
Labor."
SEC. 5. That Section 6, Chapter 241, Acts of the Regular
Session of the 43rd Legislature, page 843, is hereby amended
so as to hereafter read as follows:
"Section 6. Each individual, firm, club, copartnership, association,
company or corporation which conducts any fistic combat,
boxing, sparring or wrestling match, contest or exhibition
wherein the contestants or participants receive a money remuneration,
purse, or prize equivalent for their performance
or services in same, and/or where an admission fee is charged
or received, shall furnish to the Commissioner of Labor Statistics
at Austin, Texas, within forty-eight (48) hours after the
termination of such match, contest or exhibition, a duly verified
report thereof showing the number of tickets sold, the various
prices received therefor, and the amount of gross receipts for
the total number of tickets sold therefor, and at the same time
shall attach to the Commissioner of Labor's report legal tender
or make proper form of money order or exchange payable to
the State Treasurer in the amount of tax for three per centum
(3%) of the total gross receipts from the sale of tickets of admission
to such contest, which tax shall be deposited to the
credit of the 'Boxing and Wrestling Enforcement Fund.' No
other fee or tax either general or local, than as herein provided,
shall be assessed against or levied upon any such match, contest
or exhibition, contestant or manager, or promoter thereof."
SEC. 6. That Section 8, Chapter 241, Acts of the Regular
Session of the 43rd Legislature, page 843, is hereby amended
so as to hereafter read as follows:
"Section 8. Before any person may perform or act or boxer,
wrestler or manager of such boxer or wrestler, or matchmaker
for a promoter of boxing and wrestling contests or exhibitions,
where such boxer, wrestler, manager or matchmaker performs
or renders service for money remuneration, purse or prize
equivalent, or may appear or perform without remuneration in
contests with or on the same card with licensed contestants,
such person shall file with the Commissioner of Labor at Austin,
Texas, on such form as may be furnished by him a verified
declaration or application, setting forth the true name, age,
present actual residence and length of time thereof, place where
and party with whom filed if other than with the Commissioner
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Gammel, Hans Peter Mareus Neilsen. The Laws of Texas, 1934-1935 [Volume 29], book, 1935; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth17292/m1/77/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .