WISCONSIN BLUE BOOK


                  ATHLETIC COMMISSION
Commissioners: FRANK M. FALDUTO, chairman and secretary; ALFRED
    JAEGER; JOEY SANGOR.
Office: 6054 Plankinton Building, Milwaukee.
Publications: Biennial Report; Boxing Law, Rules and Regulations.

   The Athletic Commission was created in 1913 and today it op-
erates under the oldest boxing law in the country. It regulates
and supervises amateur and professional boxing; licenses boxing
clubs, match-makers, managers, doctors, referees, boxers, and sec-
onds (trainers); and appoints judges and inspectors. The commis-
sion appoints all officials for boxing matches conducted in the
state. Commission rules require a doctor to be present at boxing
matches. Each boxer is weighed and given a thorough examination
and a written report of the boxer's physical condition is filed.
Matches are passed upon as to ability and weight of the boxers.
Inspectors are in attendance at the gate to see that all who enter
have tickets and all tickets are counted by the inspector. The state
collects 5 per cent of all gate receipts. The inspectors also check
the ring for proper padding and safety.
  The commission is composed of 3 commissioners appointed by
the Governor. The chairman is selected by the Governor, from
among the commissioners, to serve as chairman at the pleasure of
the Governor.


            AUDIT, DEPARTMENT OF STATE
State Auditor: J. JAY KELIHER.
Supervisor of Departmental Audits: L. J. CARPENTER.
Supervisor of Municipal Audits: R. S. MALLOW.
Office: State Office Building, Madison.
Publications: Biennial Report; report on annual audit of state's
    central accounting records; statements of recommendations sub-
    mitted in audit reports on state government operations; bulletins
    on public debt; bulletins of governmental receipts and disburse-
    ments.
  History. The Wisconsin Department of State Audit was created
in 1947 to serve the financial interest of taxpayers by conducting
independent post-audits and submitting factual, public reports on
state government operations. It is a professional auditing agency
which must of necessity be independent of the executive branch
of government. In addition to its operations at the state level, the
department provides auditing and other technical accounting serv-
ices for local units of government upon request.
  The director of this department, who is State Auditor, is ap-
pointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the
Senate, for a term of 6 years. He may be removed by the Governor


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