Woodson v. Fort Smith

The appellant was convicted under an ordinance of the city of Fort Smith which provides as follows:

“Every-bawd, prostitute, or loose woman who shall, in said city, occupy or use any room or tenement for the purpose of prostitution or assignation, and every person who shall in said city suffer or permit any room or tenement in his or her possession or control to be kept, used or occupied for any such purpose, and every male person who shall frequent or visit any room or tenement so kept, used or occupied for the purpose of illicit intercourse, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and a…