Arizona republican., 1920-11-06
WARNS NOT ID RAISE HOTEL OR ROOM RATE
 DURING STATE FAIR

Relative to the determination of the FhoeniX Chamber of Commerce. i'm cooperation with the sherIff's office. the police department and the county attorney office, to see that hotels and 'oomlng houses in Phoenix do not ,Nercharge fair week visitors. County attorney Laney last night made the following statement:
 The law requires that each hotel toomlng house and lodging house keen posted in its office and i'm each room copy of the statutes relative to hotel mems liens, together with the regular rates of charges for accommodations Any such establishment charging more tuSh us regular rates shall forfeit an amount equal to three times it's at tempted overcharge
 Wy office has attempted to send to each hotel and rooming house a letter reminding the proprietors of the law m this regard and the penalties at .ached to the violation thereof Since ,ne names were taken from the city ulrectory tt may be that some of the VoominE houses have been overlooked
 Ihls evening the police department is delivering to each hotel and rooming house proper blank forms for the mat ters required by the law to be posted m their offices and rooms. A day or two later the officers will make an in
 
 they have posted their rates of charges as required by law.
 If during, or about fair week, any visitor to our city will show to the county attorneys office that he has been charged for accommodations more than the regular rate for his hotel or roOmlnE house we will see that such person may remove his baggage and effects from such place upon the payment of only the regular rate less three times the attempted overcharge. Sheriff Montgomery and Chief of Police Brisbois will lend full co-opera- ton in this regard. If replevin suits are found necessary my office will handle them free of charge.
 T am informed that most hotel and rooming house proprietors intend tC comply with the law relative to posting their prices in their rooms and do not intend to boost such rices during fair week. I wish to say. however, to any who Tail to comply with the law that m addition to the penalties prescribed by law. they will not stand very vel with the officers of this county.
 Tn this connection. it will be re. called that we have very effective laws for the protection of hotels and room ing houses against being defrauded by their guests. I wish to state that any hotel or rooming house proprietor who during fair week fails to post his rates, or charges more than the rate. charged at other times than fair week will be denied any relief by my offic, if he makes complaint that guests hay, left without paying their bills. If tho usual rates are not kept posted in tn, future such proprietors will continu, Co be denied protection against tn, nonpayment of bills by their guests. II other words. the hotel or rooming hous, proprietor who expects to avail himsel of the protection of the laws will him self have to comply with the laws
 "f know that this policy will be carried out in the future because I have taker up the matter with County Attorney. Elect R. K. l.. Shepherd and he has SC assured me.
 San Francisco's business men were broad-minded enough not to raise prices during a great political conven. ton held there. Let us follow thei example during our own state fair"