Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-08-29
No S43. 81 fPubisbad nm. = 1o1a
CHAPTER 479. LAWS nE ioIa

Nv osS' p Published June IT. 1918.
CHAPTER 47s. LAWS OF 1918.
AN ACT To amend sections l725 and 1925 and N
slsae section 1725a OF the statutes relating to the
Hanlnty OF hotelkeepers and innkeepers
me People Of the State of wisconsin represented IN
SENATE SENATE and Assembly. do enact as follows:
section = Section 1725 and 1926 Of the statutes
ale amended to read: Section 1925. No innkeeper
q hoteikeeper whether individual partnership or
poIauon, who shall constantly have in his inn or
for the safe custody Of money. iewelrv = : ;
acies OF gold or silver manufacture precious stones
lsonai ornaments negotiable valuable papers and
pineh and who keeps the doors of the
sleeping rooms used by guests suitable locks or bolts
alu VINO shall keep copy of this and the next
succeeding section printed together In large plain
English type and framed constantly and conspicuosy
suspended and posted in the Office and in
i've other conspicuous places In his inn or
iolei and also copy printed together in ordinary
size, plain English type. posted in con-
spierons place in each public sleeping Of his inn
OF notei shall be liable for the loss Of any such
articles aforesaid suffered by any guest unless such
guest snail have first offered to deliver such property
.osl py MIN to such nnkeeper hotekeeper for GUS
aouy "a such iron safe Or vault and such innkeeper
OF hoteeeper shall have refused omitted to take
ana deposit It III such safe vault for its rlstody
ana give such guest receipt therefor; PROVIDED
ever that the keeper Of inn hotel shall not
obhged TO receive from any guest for deposit in
sucn safe or vault any property hereinbefore de-
sclibed exceeding total cash vaut of three hundred
dollars and shall not be liable any excess Of such
property with the exception that such innkeeper OF
hotelkeeper by special arrangement with guest
receive for deposit in such safe vault any property
upon such terms as may be mutually agreed TO IN
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production OF such receipt and demand by the
thereof shall be liable for any loss of the above
enumerated articles, the property OF guest in his
Inn or hotel after said articles have been accepted
for deposit.
Section 1925. No inkeeper or hotelkeeper shall b.
haee fer the loss Of any baggage other property
OF his guest caused by fire. intentional produced
by the 1nkeeDer. hotelkeeper of his servants
but every innkeeper hotelkeeper shall be liable
for any loss of baggage other property of any
guest in his inn or hotel caused by theft gross
negligence of such innkeeper, hotelkeeper or any
his servants; provided however. that In shall
such liability exceed the of two hundred dollars
for each trunk and its contents seventy five dollars
for each vaise and its contents and ten dollars fol
each box. bundle, package and contents so placed
under his care and all other miscellaneous effects
including wearing apparel and personal belongings
fifty dollars unless he shall have consented In writing
with such guest to assume greater liability. And
provided further, whenever any person shall suffer
his baggage property to remain in any inn OF
hotel. after leaving the guest, and after
the relation Of inrkeeper and guest between sucI
ceased. or shall forward the same to such inn oil
hotel before becoming guest thereof and the same
shall be received into such inn hotel such inn
keeper hotelkeeper shall hold such baggage Oh
property at the risk Of such owner.
Section 2. There is added TO the statutes new
section to read Section l725a. 1t shall be the duty
| of every guest and of everyone intending to be
guest of any hotel in this state upon delivering
the proprietor Of such hotel to his servants any
baggage other articles of property of such guest
for safe keeping elsewhere than to the assigned
to such guestl to demand. and Of such hotel pro-
Drietor to give check receipt therefor In such
to evidence the fact Of such delivery; and nc
hotel proprietor shall be liable for the loss of Of
injury to such baggage other articles Of property
of his guest unless the shall have been actually
delivered by such guest to such hotel proprietor or his
servants for safe keeping unless such loss or In
jury shall have occurred through the negligence o.
such hotel proprietor. by his servants employees
in such hotel.
Section g. This act shall take effect upon passage
and publication
Approved June Ia, 1913