Sec. 272. Property used as houses of ill-fame.
Any owner or agent of the owner, having control of property
rented within the city limits, knowing that the same is being
used as a house of ill-fame, or is being resorted to for the purpose
of prostitution, or after being notified by the Mayor of the
city that such property is being used for such purpose, shall be
fined not less than $5 nor more than $25 for each day he shall
permit said property to be so occupied after such knowledge or
notification, and in the discretion of the court may be imprisoned
not exceeding six months; provided, that said owner or
agent shall not have taken due process of law to vacate said
property.
