It is unlawful for any person to number any house or building in any manner other than that prescribed in this chapter, and it is unlawful for any block or row of houses to be hereafter designated by a distinct numbering of the houses situated therein, and it shall be the duty of the owners of all such blocks or rows of houses now numbered in any manner other than described in this chapter to immediately cause such numbers to conform to the provisions of this chapter. (Prior code § 41-6-9)