CHAPTER 587

AN ACT to amend and reenact §§ 9-29 as amended, and 9-38 of the Code
of Virginia, relating, respectively, to certain reports to be submitted
to the Virginia Athletic Commission and taxes on certain activities
connected with wrestling, sparring and boxing matches, contests and
exhibitions, and to licenses and fees for matchmakers, referees,
physicians, boxers and others.

(S 221}

Approved March 29, 1958

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That §§ 9-29 as amended, and 9-38 of the Code of Virginia, be amended
and reenacted as follows:

§ 9-29. For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall
have the respective meanings herein defined:

The term “producer” shall mean every person, firm, corporation, club,
association or organization who or which may hold or exercise any of
the privileges conferred by this chapter and who or which undertakes
to conduct any wrestling, sparring or boxing match, contest or exhibition
in this State in his or its own name or upon his or ‘its own behalf.

The term “promoter” shall mean every person, firm, corporation, club,
association or organization who or which may hold or exercise any of the
privileges conferred by this chapter and who or which, as an independent
contractor but not promoter, undertakes the general promotion, supervision
and conduct of any wrestling, sparring or boxing match, contest or exhibi-
tion in this State.

The term “matchmaker” shall mean every person, firm, corporation,
club, association or organization who or which may hold or exercise any
of the privileges conferred by this chapter and who or which undertakes,
as an independent contractor but not as producer or promoter, to procure
or provide the participants for any wrestling, sparring or boxing match,
contest or exhibition in this State.

The term “booking agent” shall mean every person, firm, corporation,
club, association who or which may hold or exercise any of the privileges
conferred by this chapter and who or which undertakes, as independent
contractor but not as producer, promoter or matchmaker, to negotiate or
procure any contract to which he or it is not a party for any wrestling,
sparring or boxing match, contest or exhibition in this State.
Every * producer shall, within twenty-four hours after the termination
of every match, contest or exhibition, furnish to the Commission a written
report, duly verified by * the promoter or one of its officers, showing the
number of tickets sold for such match, contest or exhibition, and the amount
of gross proceeds thereof, and such other matters as the Commission may
prescribe; and shall also within such time, pay to the Commission a tax
of five per centum of its total gross receipts from the sale of tickets of
admission to, and rights to broadcast by radio or television, such * match,
contest or exhibition.

Every promoter, matchmaker and booking agent shall, within twenty-
four hours of the termination of every match, contest or exhibition, furnish
to the Commission a report, duly verified by such promoter, matchmaker
or booking agent or one of its officers, showing the amount of the gross
fee, charge, commission or other consideration received or to be received
by such promoter, matchmaker or booking agent, and also showing such
other matters as the Commission may prescribe; and shall also within such
time pay to the Commission a tax of five per centum of suchamount. _-

Whenever any wrestling, sparring or boxing match, contest or exhibi-
tion is conducted as a part of, or in conjunction with, any exhibition, presen-
tation or activity for the whole of which there is a general admission charge,
the Commission shall determine what portion of such general admission
charge, shall be subject to the tax imposed upon the producer by this
section; and whenever the compensation of any promoter, matchmaker
or booking agent for his or its services in connection with any wrestling,
sparring or boxing match, contest or exhibition shall be combined with
his or its compensation for other services, the Commission shall determine
what portion of such total compensation shall be subject to the tax imposed
by this section.

§ 9-38. The Commission is authorized to grant licenses upon appli-
cation and the payment of the fees herein prescribed to matchmakers,
booking agents or agencies or representatives of booking agents or agencies,
managers, referees, examining physicians, boxers, and seconds and
trainers, which licenses shall expire one year after the dates on which
issued, respectively. The fees to be paid per annum shall be as follows:
Matchmakers in cities with a population of over one hundred fifty thousand,
fifty dollars; matchmakers in other counties, cities and towns, twenty-five
dollars; booking agents or agencies or representatives of booking agents
or agencies, thirty-five dollars; managers, fifteen dollars; referees, fifteen
dollars; examining physicians, ten dollars; boxers, ten dollars; seconds
and trainers, ten dollars; wrestlers, ten dollars. The Commission may
revoke any such license upon such cause as it shall deem sufficient.