People ex rel. Swanson v. Heitler

Mr. Presiding Justice McSurely

delivered the opinion of the court.

We are asked to construe section 8 of the act providing for the suppression of houses of prostitution as public nuisances (Chapter 38, ¶¶ 148-158, Cahill’s Illinois Statutes, in force July 1, 1915), with reference to whether the word “owner” in the section includes also a tenant or lessee of the building. The entire section is as follows:

“If the owner of such building or apartment, or such place shall appear and pay all costs which may have been assessed, and shall file a bond with sureties to be approved by the clerk, in the…