Same; removal of buildings from delinquent real estate; penalty

If the owner of any real property shall remove, or suffer or permit to be removed by others, any residence or mercantile building from said real estate without first having paid any taxes thereon, due and delinquent at the time of such removal, he or she shall upon conviction be adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor, and punished by fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500).