The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-18

ton and houses Of designation, re-
- stricting them to certain limits and
prescribing penalties for viola
ton thereof.
Be it ordained by the CITY council of
the city of Shreveport, in regular ses-
sion convened, that from and after JULY
I, 1908, all houses of nublic prostitution
and assignaton in the Cit Of Shrevc-
port shall be restricted to the following
limits. to7Wit:
Beginning at intersection of Cypress
avenhe and Texas and Pacific railway
on Common street and including lots
l.. 9, and 10 in block I; thence up Com
mon street to 'allev between Caddo
Street and Fannin street; thence up
said alley to Beaureeard street; thence
along SBeauregard street tip to and in
Guiding lots Ifand in Io-acre lot 2 !;
thence along south line of lots and :
aforementioned to Hunter street j;
thence tip Hunter street to alley be-
tween Elmi and Christian streets !
thence Up said alley to Texas and Pa
cihc railway; thence down Texas and
Pacific railway to ~oirt of beginning
and alter that date all houses of public
prostitution and assignation be and are
hereby. prohibited in any other part of
the city. t.t !
7 Be it further ordained, etc that after
said date it shall be unlawful and is
hereby forbidden any one, to lease anv
house or houses outside the above linn
its its for such purposes Of prostitution or
assignation. -
y Be it further ordained, etc, that after
said date all houses of public prostitu-
lt;on or, assignation found outside of said
limits shall be. ordered closed by the
MAYOR, and on failure of Keepers to
close and abandon same, the police shall
close up same and the narties violating
shall in addition be liable to punish
ment herein provided. :. .+ft. s,.....-.f
& Be it further ordained etc, that each
and every one offending against this
ordinance, whether by leasing said
house. to be used for such purposes, or
by establishing Or maintaining such
houses or establishments or otherwise,
shall be fined not less than ten ($Iol
dollars nor more than one hundred dol
lars .($roo) and not exceeding ten days
Imprisonment Cor both) for each, of
Tense; and in default Of payment of fine
imposed the offender may be ordered
to work out the same on the public
streets, and alleys of the cit'' Of. Shreve-
port or other public works at the rate
Of one ($t) dollar per day for each
3dav of labor performed. e ~: ~
. Be. it further ordained, etc, that the
property within. the above described
limits shall constitute the red light dis
trict Of the city of Shreveport 10 the
exclusion of all oilers, and that this
ordinance shall take effect from and
after its PRONUNCIATION and all persons
outside above described limits after
July +. 1oo3, shall be deemed delinquent
and be proceeded against as per terms
of this ordinance JJzIs3 &3a.aHe.l ss}2t
AlLordinances or parts of ordinances
in conflict with this ordinance are here
by repealed. '.sk S
81 Read hthe first time and passed
through its first reading by the follow
ing vote: ~, 4sIE.. T
Ayes: Allen, Busbey, Conger, Currie,
Foster, jenkins, Ledbetter, LoWenthal,
sOuigles, Rand, Snyder, Thofaan, Tus-
ten. 1iE IL sHi5 25ff@' .s1a So ~
4 Mays. Dickson. assf 51s=t.=-is
January 10, 1908. a1.-.,., =.
sn.a aiAuditoraand Ex-Offeio Secretary.
4 Read the second time and passed
through its second reading by follow
ing vote = td = - ; / ,efs
Ayes: Busbey, tConger. Currie, Fos-
ter, Jenkins. Ledbetter, Lowenthal,
.Qiales, Rand, Snyder, ThomaIa Tusten-
IS Nays: Dickson. Ills =!.tltf =
January 2o,aIoo3 sf.g5 = = :. -
~ 50 k5faf ID #. G. HAYES. I
Auditor and Ex-Officio Secretary,
Read the third and last. time and
passed through its, third and final read
ing by following vote: II
Ayes! Allen, Busbey, Conger, Foster,
Jenkins Lowenthal, Quigles, Rand,
Snyder, Thonlan, Tusten. Wise.
Nays: Dickson. sf}zs rs
d February 10, 1909. Ky =.t
5ls.sI ANDREW QUERIES, /
- s1s8 Mayor.
&c g. RTvEs, Comptroller
r. e. HAYES, -
Aditor and Ex-O ficio Secretary.
Feb. =, 1908 ~ 4.