June 15. AND
THE 'ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE RESPONDENTS. PROVINCE OF QUEBEC (INTERVEN-(
ANT) ................................
ON APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF KING'S BENCH, APPEAL SIDE, PROVINCE OF QUEBEC
IDINGTON J.-This action was taken by the respondent Dawson under and by virtue of 10 Geo. V, c. 81 of the Quebec Legislature, entitled " An Act respecting the owners of houses used as disorderly houses," which provides, by sections 2, 3, 4, and 7, as follows:- 2. It shall be illegal for any person who owns or occupies any house or building of any nature whatsoever, to use or to allow any person to use the same as a disorderly house. A certified copy of any judgment convicting any person of an offence under section 228, 228a, 229 or 229a of the Criminal Code shall be prima facie proof of such use of the house in respect of which such conviction was had.
3. Any person knowing or having reason to believe that any building or part of a building is being made use of as a disorderly house, may send to the registered owner, or to the lessor, or to the agent of the registered owner, or to the lessee of such building, a notice, accompanied by a certified copy of any conviction as aforesaid, if any there be, by regis- PRESENT:-Idington, Duff, Anglin, Brodeur and Mignault JJ. (1) [19221 Q.R. 33 K.B. 246.
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