The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-08
AN ORDINANCE

zion and houses OF aSSlgnation RE- !!
strlctlng them to certain limits and
prescribing penalties for a rissI
ton thereof.
Be it ordained BY the city council Il
the city of Shreveport, in regular ses
sion convened, that from and after Jgls
I, 1908, all houses of nublic prosfitutgn
and designation in the ctv Of Shfeve
port shall be restricted to the FOLLOWING
limits. to-Wlt:
Beginning at intersection of Cypress
avenue and Texas and Pacific rai#sv
on Common street and including i5ts
1. 9 and 10 in block I thence up Com
mon street to allev between Caddol
street and Fannin street: thence ID
said alley to Beauregard street thsnx
along Beauregard street up to and 10
Guiding lots I and in Io-acre lot 4;
thence along south line of lets j and
aforementioned to Hunter stress
thence up Hunter street to alley be
tween Elm and Christian streets
thence up said alley to Texas and Ps||
cific railway; thence down Texas I'D
Pacific railway to Joint OF beginnt
and alter that date all houses Of publs
prostitution and designation be and sz
hereby prohibited in any other part d
the city.
Be it further ordained, ETC. that afta
said date it shall be unlawful and i
hereby forbidden any one to lease ass
house or houses outside the above llEf
its for such purposes of prostitutiaa
designation.
Be it further ordained. etc, that alEn
said date all houses of public pfostsn
ton or assienation found outside Of So
limits shall be ordered closed b. ~
mayor, and on failure of keepers
close and abandon same, the police sss
close UP same and the narties vioatlM
shall in addition be Liable to ptialsa
ment herein provided.
Be it further ordained etc, that eas
and every one offending against m
ordinance, whether by leasing Sc
house to be used for such purpose, q
bv establishing or maintaining
houses or establishments or othsfwM
shall be fined not less than ten NE
dollars nor more than Cne hundred NE
lars ($IOo) and not exceeding teTi rs
imprisonment Cor bOth) for eaef e
Tense; and in default of payment @ w
imposed the offender may be oras'e
to work out the same on the pa1s
streets and alleys of the cit OF sfIsss
port or other public works at the r.
of one ESD dollar per day for g.
dav Of labor performed.
Be it further ordained. etc, ti,af @f
property within the above deseflaits
limits shall constitute the red hglil e
trict of the city of Shreveport e
exclusion of all oilers, and that =
ordinance shall take effect from S.
after its PRONUNCIATION and all per-
outside above described lirI1its 81.
July I. 1908, shall be deemed deli' sss.
and be proceeded against as per as''z
of this ordinance. ...,a
All ordinances OF parts OF oraihsa, ~
in conflict with this ordinance arc IS
Read the Arst time and Pr
its hrss reading by the ioa'
ing vote: r.rtI
AYES: allen, Busbey, Conger, - 80
Foster, Jenkins. Ledbetter, LoWsasT VS.
Ouigles, Rand, Snyder, 1honlan, s
ten.
Nays: dickson.
January 70, 1903. r1Avrs Is
auditor and Yx-Oficio Sc1tls
Read the second time and ~
its second reading by io'e
ing vote: rs
Ayes: Busbey, Conger. Currie, ~. IS
ter, Jenkins, Ledbctter, LOVE- $50
Oie1es, Rand, Snyder, Thor1an I've
Nays: Dickson.
January 20, 1908. ,r,vrs
Auditor and Ex-Ohcio SCI
Read the third and last tins
passed through its third and ma s
ing by following vote: go
Ayes: Allen. Busbey, Conger, D. 81
Jenkins, LowcrthaI. Qulgies
Snyder. Thoman, Iusten, WISE
Nays: Dickson.
February 10, 1903. ---npfs
ANDREW QUERsssssss
C. G. RIVES, Comptroller.
T. 6. HAYES,
Aditor and Ex-Oficio seefsss