The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-06-21
AN ORDINANCE
Regulating pool rooms and turf ex-
changes in the city of Shreveport.

Regulating pool rooms and turf ex-
changes in the city of Shreveport,
Louisiana.
Section I. Be it ordained by the city
council of the. city of Shreveport, in
regular session convened, that from and
after the first day of July, 1908, all pool
rooms and turf exchanges in said city
shall be confined to the following dis
trict. to-wit: Beginning at intersection
OF cypress avenue and Texas and Pa
chic railway On Common street and in
Guiding lots I, 9 and 10, in block 1:
thence up Common street to alIey be-
tween Caddo street and Fannin street:
thence up said alley to Beauregard
street; thence along Beauregard street
up to and including lots and 1o-acre
lot e; thence along south line of lots
and hereinbefore mentioned to Hun
ter street; thence up Hunter street to
alley between Elm and Christian streets;
thence up said alley to Texas and Pa
cine railway; thence down Texas and
Pacif1c railway to point of beginning
and 1t is hereby made unlawful for pool
rooms or turf exchanges to be open.
conducted or operated outside of said
limits.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, that
any owner, operator, manager or en-
ploye OF any pool room or turf exchange
who shall violate the provisions of this
ordinance by onerating or conducting a
pool room or turf exchange shall be
fined not less than twenty-five (S2sl
dollars and ten days Imprisonment. nor
more than one hundred ($Ioo) dollars
and ten days imprisonment, and in de-
fault of paying said fine shall work out
same on the streets and alleys or other
public works of the city at the rate of
one (SI) dollar per da~ for each day of
labor performed.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained that
each day on which pool room or a turf
exchange shall be operated outside of
said limits shall constitute separate
offense on the part of each and every
person conducting same whether as
owners or employees.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, that
the owners or operators or managers or
employees of pool rooms Or turf ex-
changes shall not hermit minors to buy
any tickets, make any bets, or partici-
pate in any Wav in the proceedings car
ried on in said pool rooms or turf ex-
changes
Any one who shall violate the provis-
ions of this section shall, upon eonvic-.
ton, be fined not less than twenty-five
fS251 dollars and ten DAYS irnprison-.
rnent, nor more than one hundred dol
lars $500 and ten days Imprisonment
for each offense. and on failure to pay
said fine silaI. be ordered to work out
same on the streets, alleys or other pub
lie places Of said city at the rate of one
($I) dollar per day for each day of
labor performed.
Sec. S. Be it further ordained, that
all other laws or parts of laws or ordi-
nances regulating poll rooms and turf
exchanges in the city Of Shreveport,
Louisiana, be and the same are hereby
repealed.
Read the second and third time and
passed through second and third read
ings BY following vote:
Ayes: Allen. Busbey, Conger, Currie,
Dickson, Foster jenkins. Ledbetter,
Lowenthal Quigles, Rand, Snyder, Tho
man, Tusten, Wise.
Nays: None.
ANDREW QUERIES, Mayor
C.. 6. RIVES, Comptroller.
e. g. HAYES,
Auditor and eS-Oficio Secretary.
June n, 1908.