The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-02-25

l hereby certify that l nave examined
the foregoing charter and find nothing
therein contrary to law, and therefore
approve same on this the 2oth day of
January, A. D., nineteen hundred and
three
JOHN R. LAND,
District Attorney First Judicial District
of Louisiana.
Endorsed Filed and recorded JAM
FRANK C. OLEARY,
Deputy Clerk and Ex-Ofhcio Deputy
Recorder.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo
| hereby certify that the above and fore
going is true and correct copy of the
original act, as the same now appears
on file and of record in my office.
Given under my hand and seal of Of
flee this goth day of January, 1903.
FRANK C. O'LEARY,
Deputy Clerk and Ex-Oficio Deputy
Recorder.
Feb. I. 1903.
AN ORDINANCE
To regulate houses of public prosttu-
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 nubic 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
I. 9 and 10 in block /; 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
Guiding lots I and in Io-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
cihc railway; thence down Texas and
Pacific railway to ~oint of beg;nnir~
and alter that date all houses of public
prostitution and designation 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 prostitu-
&
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.
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 ($Io)
dollars nor more than one hundred dol
lars ($Ioo) 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 citv of Shreve-
port or other public works at the rate
of one ($I) dollar per day for each
dav of labor performed.
Be it further ordained, etc, that the
within the above described
limits shall constitute the red light dis
trict of the city of Shreveport to the
exclusion of all oilers, and that this
ordinance shall take effect from and
after it's 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,
Ouigles, Rand. Snyder, Thoman, Tus-
ten.
Nays: Dickson.
January 10, 1903.
T. 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, Lowenthal,
Oisles, Rand, Snyder, Thoman TusteH.
Nays: Dickson.
January 20, 1908.
T. G.. HAYES,
Auditor and Fx-0f6cio Serretarv
Read the third and last time AMI
passed through its third and final read
ng by following vote:
Ayes: Allen; Busbey, Conger, Foster,
Jenkins, Lowenthal, Quigles, Rand,
Snyder, Thoman, Tusten, Wise.
Nays: Dickson.