The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-02-22
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This wk. Last wk. This II
AN ORDINANCE

. regulate HOUSES OF pubic pr0sttae
ton and houses of designation, &
stricting them to certain limits adj
prescribing penalties for yiota
ton thereof.
Be it ordained by the city council d
the city Of Shreveport, in regular is.
sion convened, that from and after Juh
I, 1908, all houses of nublic prostitutis
and designation in the etv of Shrese
port shall be restricted to the folleains
limits. to-wit:
Beginning at intersection of Cypress
avenue and Texas and Pacific raiiw.s
on Common street and including lus
I. 9 and 10 in block i; thence up Con.
mon street to alltv between cadds
street and Fannin street. thence ID
said alley to Beauregard street. theaceI
along Beauregard street up to and il. 1
GLIDING lots I and in Io-acre, lot i,
thence along south line of lots.I and
aforementioned to Hunter stres;;
thence Up Hunter street to alley b.
tween Elm and Christian streets;
thence up said alley to Texas and d.
cifc railway; thence down Texas aad
Pacific railway to ~oint OF beginnir-
and alter that date all houses Of pubs
prostitution and assignation be ard Il
hereby prohibited in any other part i
the city.
Be it further ordained. etc. that aisa
said date it shall be unlawful and !
hereby forbidden any one to lease N
house or houses outside the above liz
it's for such purposes of prostitution q
designation.
Be it further ordained, etc, that ahal
said date all houses of >ublic prostha
ton or designation found outside Of sad
limits shall be ordered closed BY stt I
mayor. and on failure of keepers e
close and abandon same, the police shia
close up same and the narties violallas
shall in addition be liable to punish
u,ent herein provided.
Be it further ordained etc, that ezea
and every one offending against III
ordinance, whether by leasing ed
house to be used for such purposes.
bv establishing Or maintaining snea
houses or establishments OF othefElk
shalt be fined not less than ten yIol
dollars nor more than one hundred da
lars ($Ioo) and not exceeding ten dar
Imprisonment Cor boeh) for each g
Tense; and in default of payment OF 1k
imposed the offender may be orders
to work out the same on the puaN
streets and alleys of the cir OF S1ress
port or other public works at the ray
of one ($I) dollar per day for eas
dav of labor performed.
Be it further ordained. ETC., thai z,
property within the above descfiees
limits shall constitute the red light e.
trict of the city of Shreveport % "
exclusion of all oilers, and that Eas
ordinance shall take effect from aM
after it's PRONUNCIATION and all pefs.om
outside above described limits als
July I. 1909. shall be deemed detiiaas
and be proceeded against as, per leaas
of this ordinance.
All ordinances or parts OF ofolilaas's
in conflict with this ordinance are nes
by repealed
Read the first time and psssea
through its first reading. by the foh0s
ing vote: 60, /
Ayes: Allen. Busbey, Conger, Iula
Foster. Jenkins, Lcdbetter, LoWen IT,
Ouigles. Rand. Snyder, Thomar, -
ten
Nays: Dickson.
January I9, 1908. ,vrc
Auditor and Ex-Officio Secrslas
Read the second time and pa
through its second reading by foaoT
ing vote: 81
Ayes: Busbey. Conger. Currie, 81
ter. Jenkins. Ledbetter, Lowsnas'
Oigles, Rand. Snyder. Thoma1 iassse
Nays: Dickson.
January 20, 1908. .vrc
Auditor and Ex-Oficio Secfsaasl
Read the third and last time
passed through its third and final re
ing by following vote:
Ayes: Allen, Busbey, Conger, - -
Jenkins, Lowenthal. Qugies' ~
Snyder. Thonan. Tusten. Wise.
Nays: Dickson.
February 10. 1903. ,nrc
NV I'M Mayof
c. G. RIEES. COMPTROLLER.