The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-10-17
CHATTER 1914.


An Act n Regulate Public Lodging Houses.
IN tho CITY OF Providence
II is enacted boy tho General Assembly as
section / Every building or part thereof
I'm the city ~ Providence, In which ten OF
more. persons nrp lodged for price for n
single nirht " twenty nvc cents or less Tor
each pcrson, shall be deemed public louE-
ing. house within the meaning ~ ms ect.
for said city may license persons To- Keep
public lodging houses I'm snid city. fca
~ one dollar shall be charged Tor Fuch N-
crusr and n shall expire ON the first day
~ February next after tho granting N tho
same. hut mo- fcr shall De charged Tor Hu'n
license In cnsc such building or part th'r""
is licensed ~ n tavern. Evcry such llccnso
shall specify tho street or other place ana
thr number of the building. or Rlvo some
thcr r,rt,ular dcacriptiou thereof whore
tho Ucouace shall exercise his employment;
und tho license shall not protect person
exercising HIS employment In any other place
Sec q No such license shall be granted
until Tho inspector ~ Mi,mlnE, ei so,I ~ cl'y
4, ho used as such public lodging house ls
provided with sufficient mems Co escape IN
'V5C scc VI ." No such license shall Nc granted
urtN tho quncrlntcudcnt ~ health ~ snil
city has certified that tho building or Iart
house is uroyidcd with sunlciont number ot
vatar-,loacts. and also has good ana SUM-
tr,rr,rrt may from time to time require the
1Irrrstn 90 thoroughly cleanse ana uislnir't
All rnrta uf such public lodging mousse, Rnl
tho bedding. furniture, ond other rropeFiy
va.n therein 60 tho satisfaction ~ said
supcrintenleut and tho licensec shan COM
ply nt once with any such requirement.
crc B. In every public lodgiur house
register shall hc kept IN which shall he en-
t,r.t tho name and address " each iudrcr,
torethrr with tho time ~ his or ivnl nni
departure. and such register eho!l ~ oil
times he omen o. tho io-rcction N tNe uohcN
Soc 9 Tho kccucr ~ CvCrN puNllc log
ing .house shall az an tlmcs. when required by
nny officer ~ tho hcolth department ~ "ice
hspPrtu,ent ~ snd city, give h''n free access
~ eoid house and any port thereof Tor he
pt.p~seq ~ inspection or oth'r purposes or
Sec TIC board o, aldermen " snii city
acting es tho board ~ health for suid city.
trav rres,ribc from tmc 20 tmo sanitary
rules and reeuiauonA. subject 20 which such
puhIic lodging houses sail be conducted
sec & whoever kccps public loiging'
house. or "a concerned or iu anv way inter.
ns bereinbcf1re provided. shalt upon cohNlc.
dion thereof bc fined not exceeding ono huNi
dred dollars. AMI any Keeper " n public
lodging house who violates any ~ the provi-
fiona n this oct or any such rules or rcru-
iatiora ~ said board ~ aldermen. SHAH.
upon conviction thereof be nncd not exceed
ing ono hundred dollars In case nnv such
Nrcnacc shall violate any ~ Tho provisions II
This act or any such rules or regulations II
said board ~ aldermen. or shall fan On Cou-
t,iv With any such requirement ~ enli ~.
periutendent ~ health. sail licensing board
NAV Immediately revoke his license.
sec o. This act shall take eject from and
after the ist day cf June. A. II. 1907