The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-02-18
HUMANE SOCIETY
Proceedings of an Interesting Meet
in Held in the City Hall. \ New
Ordinance. Inscriptions White
Men Imposing on Negroes.

The North Louisiana Humane SOcl-
etv was held at the City Hall Tues
day afternoon at five o'clock. Pres
ident Emerson Bentley presided, and
following members were present:
Mesdames piggott, Tusten and
kecnc, Miss Grace Sharp, McssrS.
Benson. Clarke and Prothro. The
President reported the result OF the
benefit performance at Majestic
Theatre which Melted the Society
about $500. and also reported the
new ordinance which Commissioner
FuIliIove introduced at the last
meeting of the City Council at the
reQrest of the society. This ordIn-
ancc when effective will benefit the
society in dealing with a class of
cases not covered by the existing
ordinance. It includes the words
"maim. disable, starvc or otherwise
| ill-treat" which are not in the pres
ent ordinance, but do occur in the"
Estate statute on the subject Of cru
civ to animals. The society has had
several complaints about animals
which are apparently not properly
fed and cared for on the premises
! Of the owners and also cases in
which the owners have neglected to
provide shelter for animals, leaving
them to be exposed to the elements
! in all kinds of weather. The new or
IdinanCe will reach such eases eff
! Effectively and prosecutions will be
Instituted where the owners fail 10
comply with The warnings issued by
: the special officer. Other cases re-
lating to unsanitary stables and var
! ious forms of mistreatment of ami
mails. particularly workhorses and
mules are being investigated by the
special officer. Owing to the illness
of special officer CawthOrn on the
day of the meeting no report was
made by him of the matters inves-
| tigated by him since his appoint
4 iiItnt, bub tht pltSlitilt SidlCu tid'
reports to him by Mr.. Cawthorn in
dicated that the new special officer
has been active in the interest OF
the society and had already ac-
complished great deal of gooC
without the necessity of court pros
ecutions, and the society could look
for a good report al The next meet
ing. sn..
/ Mrs. piggott reported the addition
of nine new members and also the
receipt of small cash donations from
parties interested in The society
Miss Sharpe also gave in one addi-
tional name and the president re-
ported two, one of them Attorney
Ia. ID. keeney, who volunteered te
give his services to the societ,
whenever they were desired.
A resolution was adopted express.
ling the thanks and appreciation b,
the society of the donation made b,
Hutchinson Brothers of The locke
and pendant which was the prize
given at the benefit performance
February 9th. BY strange co-incl
dence the number of the ticket or
iginally called al the drawing wa
/. held by gentleman connected will
. the firm, who did not respond, bu
: permitted a second drawing. I'm
der the circumstances the prize ma.
be considered as being twice donat
ed by them.
A resolution was passed that ar
! ,rangements be made. if possible
| with the Police Department. to re
| ceive complaints at The Police Sta
: ton for the special officer OF TIL
society and Mr.. Clarke was request
!, led to confer with Chief Luear OF
: the subject so that persons having
: complaints to make can reach tn
J special officer by calling up the Pc
Ilice Station and leaving message
there. In all instances where II |
! desired the name OF the person max
!, ling The complaint will be withheld
The meeting also delegated com
{ lmittee composed of Messrs. Clarke
/, lprothro and the President to adjust
: the case filed in the City Cour
: against a negro living in keithvllll
} Whose animal was unfit for worl
1.-THE charge was made by the specia
/, iofficer Tuesday. The case was on
: of peculiar circumstances, the ne
| Igro having been the owner of mul
: in good condition and sometime az
| while the negro was sick his sol
/ came to Shreveport and traded tn
|mule for another owned by whit
1 man in shreveport. The latter ami
imal was the one about which tn
lcharge was filed. II was sufferin
from an ineurable affliction. mol
:. understanding the representation
said TO have been made by the whit