The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-13
HOUSE BILL NO. 4s1.

HOUSE BILL NO. 461.
AN ACT giving to inn, hotel, boarding
and eating house keepers a lien on GER
tain property specified therein providing
a penalty for obtaining board or lodging
under false pretenses,- and repeating
sections 1922 and 4023 of the General
Statutes of 1909.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Kansas:
Section L. The keeper of any inn, hotel
or boarding house, whether individual,
partnership or corporation, shall have a
lien on the baggage and other property
by or under the control of his guests or
boarders, for the proper charges due him
from such guests or boarderS for the ac-
comodation, board and lodging, and for all
money paid for or advanced to them not
to exceed the sum of two hundred dollars,
and for such other extras as are furnish
ed at the request of such guests.
Sec. 2 Said inn keeper or hotel keeper
shall have the right to detain such bag
of such charges are paid, and such bag
gage and other property shall be exempt
from attachment or execution until sucn
innkeeperS lien and the cost of satisfying
it are paid.
Sec. 8. Said inn-keeper, boarding house
or hotel keeper shall retain such baggage
lien for period of ninety days, at the
expiration of which time, If such lien is
not satisfied, he may sell such baggage
and other property at public auction, first
giving notice of the time and place OF
sale by posting least three notices there
of in public places in the county where the
inn or hotel is situated and also by mail
ing a copy of such notice addressed to
said guest or boarder at the place OF resi-
dence designated by the register of such
inn or hotel.
Sec. A. After satisfying the lien and any
costs that may accrue, any residue re-
naming shall, demand, within SIX
months, be paid to such guest or boarder
and if not so demanded within six months
from date of sale, such residue shall be
deposited by such inn-keeper with the
treasurer of the county in which the Inn
or hotel is situated, together with a state
ment of the inn-keeper's claim ana the
cost of enforcing the same, copy OF
the notice given and the amount received
for the goods sold at said sale
Sec 5. Said residue shall be retained by
the county treasurer for a period OF one
year. and if not claimed within that ume
by the owner thereof, the county treasurer
shall place the. same to the credit OF the
common school fund
Sec. 6. Any person VINO shai ootaln
food lodging or other accommodation at
any hotel, inn, boarding or eatinS mousse
by means of any trick, deception or raise
representation. statement or preIehse'
with intent to defraud the owner or keep
err thereof and shall fail or refuse to pay
therefor shall be deemed guilty or a mis-
demeanor and upon the cenVletlen tn edin,l
one hundred dollars or by Imprisonment
in the county jail not exceeding three
months, or by both such fine ana I'M
Sec. T. proof that lodging, food or other
accommodations were obtained py Iaise
pretense or by false or f1cutlous SNOW ol
pretense of any baggage or other proPerty'
or that he gave in payment Tor Such Loou,
lodging or other accommodation a check OF
other negotiable paper on Wnien pay iii s
was refused, or that he left the hotel, Inn
or boarding house without paying or o1er-
ing to pay for such food, lodging or other
or that he surreptluously
removed or attempted to remove MS Dag
gapa or other property that he regis
tered under a fictitious name, shaH De
prima facie proof of the intent to detrauu
mentioned in section six CD OF TINS act
Sec g. The provisions of section six go
and seven CD of this act shall not apply
where there has been an agreement In
writing for delay in payment Tor perloo
not to exceed ten days.
Sec g. Sections 1922 and 1923 of the Cen
eral Statutes of 1909, and all other acts
in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Sec TO- This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after Its publication IN
the official state paper
l hereby certify that the above Bill orig
mated in the House, and passed that body
February "a " 1s1$i ppovN
Speaker of the House.
A. A. DUNMIRE,
Asst Chief Clerk OF the House.
Passed the Senate March Z, 1913,
SHEFFIELD INGALLS,,
Prs sident o. the Senate.
BURT E. BROWN.
Secretary of the Senate.
Approved March 10, 1913.
GEO. H. HODGES
Governor.
State of Kansas
Office of the Secretary of State.
I, CHAS. H. SESSIONS, Secretary of |
State of the State of Kansas. do hereby |
certify that the above and foregoing is a /
correct copy of the original enrolled bill |
now on file in my office
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, have
hereunto subscribed my name 4
tSeaL] and affixed my official seal |
this 18th day of March, 1913
CHAS. H SESSIONS