The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-04-03
ELECTION LAW CHANGES


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$40 900 for the Connecticut School for
Boys, Incorporating the New Haven
Street Sprinkling company, amending
the charter of the city of Bridgeport,
concerning election returns.
The following bill has passed both the
house and the senate and awaits the
governors signature: Section when
ever the proprietor of any hotel or Inn
shall provide a safe In the office, or
other convenient place in such hotel, for
the safe keeping OF any securities, mon
ey, jewelry watches or ornaments be-
longing to the guests Of such hotel or
inn (Which safe shall be suitable for
and adapted to the protection of its
contents from fire or against theft,
and shall notify the guests thereof by
posting a notice stating the fact that
such safe is provided, in which such
property may be deposited, in public
and conspicuous place and manner in
said office and in the sleeping rooms of
, such guests, and any such guest shall
neglect to deliver such property to the
person in charge of such office for de-
post in such safe, the proprietor of
such hotel shall not be liable for any
loss of such property sustained by such
guest unless such loss shall occur
through the negligence or misconduct
of such proprietor or his employe; and
If such guest shall deliver such property
to the person in charge of such office,
for deposit in such safe, said proprietor
shall not be liable for any loss thereof
sustained by such guest exceeding the
sum of $780, unless such proprietor or
/ person in charge of such office shall
agree in writing to be responsible for a
larger sum.
Section 2-No hotel keeper or inn
keeper shall be liable to any guest for
the loss of goods or merchandise for
any sum exceeding $3.50, except
as provided in section one of this act;
nor shall he be liable in any sum for
the loss of any chattel belonging to
such guest, and not within a
room assigned to him unless the same
shall be specially entrusted to the care
and custody of such hotel keeper or his
servants by having the same properly
checked, provided suitable occommoda-
| tons are furnished by said hotel keeper
for the checking of such property, I'M
less said loss shall occur through the
negligence or misconduct of said pro-
prietor or his employee
Section 9-Whenever the keeper of
any hotel or inn shall receive into his
hotel or inn any person as boarder
he shall have a lien upon and right to
detain the baggage and effects of such
boarder to the same extent and in the
same manner as If such boarder had
! been received as a guest: and such lien
may be enforced in the manner herein
after provided.
Section AIT any time after thirty
days after the person mourning any
debt or obligation has left the hotel or
inn wherein such debt or obligation was
incurred, and the debt or obligation be-
ing still due and unpaid the proprietor
of said hotel or inn may sell at public
auction for cash, at the office of said
hotel or inn, any or all baggage or prep
erty left at said hotel or inn, and apply
the avails of said sale towards the pay
ment of said debt or obligation; pro-
vided, that such sale shall be advertis-
ed in newspaper published or having
a circulation in the town where said
hotel or inn is situated, three times
commencing at least five days before
said sale; and that in case the last usu-
al place of abode of said debtor is
known to or can reasonably be ascer-
tanned by said hotel keeper notice OF
The time and place of sale shall be Civ
en- him by mailing such notice to him
in a registered letter. postage paid at
such last usual place of abode at least
five days before the time of sale
Section 5-The proceeds of such sale
after deducting the amount due to the
proprietor of such hotel or inn, and al
expenses connected with such sale
shall be paid to the owner of the prop
erty or his legal representatives, II
called for or claimed by him or then
at any time within one year from the
date of said sale; and if such balance
is not claimed or called for as afore,
said within said period, then it shall es-
cheat to the state.
Section 6-Every person who shall al
any hotel or in order and receive OF
cause to be furnished any food or ac
commOdation, with intent to defraut
the owner or proprietor of such hote
or inn out of the value or price of such
food or accommodation; and every per
son who shall obtain credit at any hote
or inn by the use of any false pretenct
or device, shall upon conviction be f1net
not more than fifty dollars or be i'm
prisoned not more than thirty days, OF
10th. The departure without intent tt
return of any guest from any hotel OF
inn without the payment of the amount
due to the proprietor of such hotel OF
inn, and without actual notice to sale
proprietor of such hotel or inn of thu
intention to depart, shall be prima facit
evidence of intent to defraud Every
keeper of a hotel or inn shall post in E
conspicuous place and manner in thu
office or public room of such hotel o.
inn printed copy of this section.
WAS AT FORT FISHER