5-234. Attendance by peace officers; duty of
chief of police or sheriff


If a boxing contest is held within the corporate limits of a city or town, the chief
of police shall assign not less than one officer to attend the contest, and if a boxing
contest is held outside the corporate limits of a city or town, the county sheriff shall
assign not less than one of his deputies to attend. The officer or deputy shall be
charged with the duty of preventing disturbances amounting to breach of the peace by
spectators. The cost of providing such officer or deputy shall be paid by the promoter.