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 woman regarding the provision of advance hire in order to have the public woman stay with her in any manner. If such an agreement exists, it shall take no effect.

The keeper of a house of public women must inspect, maintain, and organise her house in the following manners, namely—
 * 1) the front of the house must be fully screened or covered in order to prevent passers-by from seeing through it into the interior of the house;
 * 2) the front, rear, and vicinity of the house must be kept clean and rid of any filth or foul matter;
 * 3) a lantern must also be hung in front of the house as a sign;
 * 4) no place shall be set up by the keeper for detention of a public woman;
 * 5) it is absolutely prohibited for anyone to keep a girl under fifteen years of age in the house.

If the keeper of a house of public women provides

A person who is to start a house of public women must pay a sum of thirty baht in return for each permit to become the keeper of the house. In such permit, contained shall be its time limit which shall not be over three months from the day noted down in it and in the register on.