7-1-3-4: EVIDENCE, HEARING, DISMISSAL, COSTS:
The defendant shall be held to answer the allegations of the complaint as in other civil proceedings. At all hearings upon the merits, evidence of the general reputation of such place, of the inmates thereof, and of those resorting thereto, shall be admissible for the purpose of proving the existence of such nuisance. The cause shall be heard immediately upon issue being joined. (Ord. 1193, 5-3-1988)