Disorderly House - Ill Fame

(a) Persons keeping houses of ill fame for the practice of prostitution or lewdness; (b) persons patronizing such places; (c) persons letting houses or rooms for such purposes; (d) persons keeping common, ill-governed and disorderly houses, to the encouragement of gaming, drinking, fornication, or other misbehavior, shall be fined not exceeding $200. Whenever any lessee shall be convicted as above, the lease to any such premises shall, at the option of the lessor, become void. Anyone leasing premises for any of the above purposes, or anyone who knowingly permits premises to be used for such purposes, shall be fined not exceeding $200.

R. S., ch. 38, sec. 57.

Keeping Boats, Etc., For Purposes Of Prostitution

Keeping boats or water craft for the purposes of prostitution in any navigable water in this state is a felony; penalty, confinement in penitentiary for not less than one nor more than three years, and a fine of not exceeding $1,000.

Sec. 57a.

Enticing Female To Enter House Of Prostitution, Etc

Anyone who, by false pretenses, entices any unmarried female of chaste life and conversation in this state, to enter a house of prostitution or any dance house, garden or premises where prostitution, fornication or concubinage is practiced or allowed, or shall induce any such female to leave this state for any other state or territory for the purposes of prostitution., etc., or whoever aids in committing such offenses, shall, on conviction, be imprisoned in the penitentiary not less than one, nor more than four years.

Sec. 57b.

Unlawfully Detaining Female In House Of Prostitution, Etc

Whoever shall unlawfully detain any female by force, false pretense or intimidation, in any room, etc., against the will of such female, for purposes of prostitution, or with intent to cause her to become a prostitute, and become guilty of fornication or concubinage therein, or shall by force or otherwise prevent any female detained as aforesaid from leaving such room, or who assists by force or otherwise, in keeping any female against her will, for aforesaid purposes, shall, on conviction, be imprisoned in the penitentiary not less than one, nor more than ten years.

Sec. 57c.

Penalty For Allowing Female Under 18 To Live In House

Whoever permits any unmarried female under 18 years of age to live, board, stop or room in a house where prostitution, etc., is permitted shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary not less than one, nor more than five years.

Sec. 57d.

Penalty For Enticing To Come Into The State

Anyone enticing or procuring any unmarried female under age of 18, to come into this state for the purpose of prostitution, etc., shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary not less than one, nor more than five years.

Sec. 57e.

Houses Of Ill Fame

Houses of ill fame or assignation are forbidden. Penalty: fine of not more than $200 for every 24 hours such place in maintained.

Patronizing, frequenting, or being found in such place is unlawful. It is unlawful to be an inmate of any such place. Penalty: fine of not more than $200.

Houses of ill fame or assignation are hereby declared to be nuisances.

R. m. c., sec. 1456.

Night Walkers

All persons of evil fame or report, plying their vocations upon the street, are hereby declared to be common nuisances, and shall be fined not more than $100 for each offense.

Sec. 1459.

R. m. c.

Ill-Governed Houses

Every common, ill-governed or disorderly house or room kept for the encouragement of idleness, gaming, drinking, fornication, etc., is a public nuisance. The keeper and all persons patronizing or frequenting the same shall be fined not more than $200.

Sec. 1460.

Houses Of Ill Fame - Leasing

Any person leasing to another any house, room or other premises for any of the purposes set forth in section 1456, or knowingly permitting the same to be used or occupied for such purposes, shall be fined not exceeding $200.

Counc. Proceedings for 1910, p. 3111.

Hotels - Use For Immoral Purposes Prohibited

No person keeping or conducting a hotel shall permit the same to be used or occupied by persons for immoral purposes.

Penalty for violating the above: fine of from $10 to $200. In addition the license may be revoked.

Sup. III to R. M. C., p. 296.

Pandering - Detention Of Females

That whoever shall by any means detain against her will or restrain any female person in a house of prostitution, etc., or whoever shall attempt to, for the purpose of compelling such female person to pay or cancel any debt or obligation incurred by her, shall, upon conviction for the first offense, be imprisoned in the county jail or house of correction from six months to one year, and fined not less than $300, and not to exceed $1,000; for subsequent offense, one to five years in penitentiary.

Session Laws, 1909, p. 179.

Pandering

Any person who shall procure a female inmate for a house of prostitution, or who, by threats, etc., shall cause a female person to become such an inmate, or shall procure a place as inmate in such house for such person, or any person who, by threats or otherwise, shall cause any such inmate to remain in a house of prostitution as such inmate, or any person who procures any female person to come into this state or leave it for the purpose of prostitution, shall be guilty of pandering. Penalty: first offense, six months to one year in county jail or house of correction and a fine of $300 to $1,000; subsequent offense, imprisonment in penitentiary from one to ten years.

P. 180.