The council or other governing body of any town or city of this state may prohibit houses of prostitution and punish the inmates thereof. (Code 1907, §1294; Code 1923, §2052; Code 1940, T. 37, §488.)
Prohibition of Houses of Prostitution
Ala. Code § 11-47-113, under General Police Powers.
Ala. Code § 11-47-113