The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-11

y regulate HOuSSS VI puDllC YlOStllN-
ton and houses of assignation, re-
stricting them to certain limits and
prescribing penalties Cor 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
1, 1903, all houses of rublic prostitution
and assignation in the citv Of Shreve-
port shall be restricted 70 the following
limits to-wit:
Beginning at intersection of Cypress
avente and Texas and Pacific railway
on Common street and including lots
I. 9 and 10 i'll block .; thence up Com
mon street to allev between Caddo
street and Fannin street: thence tip
said alley to Beauregard street: thence
along Beaurcgard street up to and in
Guiding lots I and 2 III 1o-acre lot 2 ;;
thence along south line of lots I and 2
aforementioned to Hunter street );
thence up Hunter street to alley be-
tween Elm and Christian streets;
thence UP said alley to Texas and Pa
cifc railway thence down Texas and
Pacific railway to 'oint of beginnin@
and alter that date all houses of public
PROSTITUTION and assignation be and are
hereby prohibited in any other part of
the city.
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 for such purposes of prostitution or
assIgnation.
Be it further ordained, etc, that after
said date all houses of public prostt11-
ton or assienation found outside of said
limits shalt 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
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
bv establishing Or maintaining such
houses or establishments or otherwise,
shall be fined not less than ten (S1o)
dollars nor more than one hundred dol
lars ($Ioo) and not exceeding ten days
imprisonment Cor both) for each Of
fense; 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 (Si) dollar per day for each
dav of labor performed.
Be it further ordained, etc, thas the
property within the above described
limits shall constitute the red light dis
trict Of the city of Shreveport to the
exclusion of all ohers, and that this
ordinance shall take effect from and
after its PRONUNCIATION and all persons
outside above described limits after
July I, 1903, shall be deemed delinquent
and be proceeded against as per terms
of this ordinance.
All 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, Conger, Currie,
Foster, Jenkins, Ledbetter, Lowenthal,
Ouig1es, Rand, Snyder, Thoman, Tus-
ten.
Nays: Dickson.
January Ie, 1903.
T. G. HAYES,
Auditor, and Ex-OHlc1o Secretary.
Read the second time and passed
through its second reading by follow
ing vote:
Ayes: Busbey, Conger. Currie, Fos-
ter, Jenkins, Ledbetter, Lowenthal,
Qiales, Rand, Snyder, Thoman Tusten
Nays: Dickson.
| January 20, 1903.
T. G. HAYES,
Auditor and Ex-Oficio Secretary
Read the third and last time AMI
| passed through it's third and final read
| ing by following vote:
| Ayes: Allen, Busbey, Conger, Foster
| jenkins, Lowenthal, Quigles, Rand
| Snyder, Thonan, Tusten, Wise.
Nays: Dickson.
| February I6, 1903.
| ANDREW QUERIES,
| Mayor
C. G. RIVES, Comptroller.