The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-04
AN ORDINANCE

| 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, 1903, all houses of nublic prostitution
and designation in the citv of Shreve-
port shall be restricted to the following
limits. to-Wit:
Beginning at intersection of Cypress
avenue and Texas and Pacific railway
on Common street and including lots
II. o and 10 in block I thence up Com
mon street to allev between Caddo
street and Fannin street; thence up
said alley to Beauregard street: thence
along Beauregard street up to and in
feluding lots I and in Io-acre lot 2 !;
Thence along south line of lots 1 and 2
aforementioned to Hunter street !;
thence up Hunter street to alley be-
Thence up said alley to Texas and Pa
Pacific railway to ~oint of beginninr.
and alter that date all houses of public
prostitution and assignation be and are
hereby prohibited in any other part OF
the city.
Be ii further ordained, etc. that after
said date it shall be unlawful and { is
hereby forbidden any one to lease aHv
house or houses outside the above linn
its for such purposes Of prostitution or
assignation.
Be il further ordained. etc, that after
said date all houses of public prostitu-
| tion 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
nlent herein provided
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,
shalt be fined not less than ten ($Io)
dollars nor more than one hundred dol
lars {$Ioo) and not exceeding ten days
Imprisonment Cor bothl 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 citv of Shreve-
mort or other public works at the rate
|of one ISL dollar per day for each
dav of labor performed.
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 to the
Eexelusion Of all oilers, and that this
ordinance shall take effect from and
after its PRONUNCIATION and all persons
outside above described limits after
July i, 1909, shall be deemed delinquent
and be proceeded against as per terms
of this ordinance.
ALI ordinances or parts Of ordinances
in conflict with this ordinance are here
by repealed.
Read the first time and passed
through its first reading by the follow
ing vote.
Ayes: Allen, Busbey, Conser, currie,
Foster, Jenkins, Ledbetter, Lowenthaf,
Ouigles, Rand, Snyder, Thonan, Tus-
ten
Nays: Dickson.
January Io, 1903.
r. G. HAYES,
Auditor and Ex-Oficio Secretary.
Read the second time and passed
through its second reading BY follow
ing vote:
Ayes Busbey, Conger. Currie, Eos
Ter. Jenkins, Ledbetter, Lowenthai, |
Qiales, Rand, Snyder, Thoman Tusten.
Nays Dickson.
January 20, 1908.
r. G. HAYES, |
Auditor and Exc fficio Secretary. |
! Read the third and last time AMI
passed through its third and final read |
ing by following vote:
Ayes: Allen. Busbey, Conger, Foster,
jenkins, Lowenthai, Quigles, Rand, |
Snyder, Thonan, Tusten. Wise.
Nays Dickson.
February I6, 1904.
ANDREW QUERIES,
1880, Mayor.
y 4. g. HAYES.
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