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house or portion thereof is used as a

brothel or lodging house for prostitutes

or disorderly persons a Magist

have and exercise sumary jurisdission

in respect thereof; and it shall be law-

ful for a Magistrate to issue a summons

to the tenant, occupier or keeper of the

house or portion thereof of which com-

plaint is made, and upon the hearing of

the case if the Magistrate is satisfied

that the house or some portion thereof

is used in the manner complained of, he

may order the tenant, occupier or keeper

to discontinue such use of it, and if

such order is not complied with within

such time as the Magistrate may by his

order fix, the Magistrate may impose

upon such tenant, occupier or keeper a

fine not exceeding 25 dollars for every

day that the house or any portion thereof

shall

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