1550 ORDINARY AND INN KEEPERS AND RETAILERS. [ART. 71

1904, art. 71, sec. 4. 1888, art. 71, sec. 4. 1860, art. 70, sec. 4.
1780, ch. 24, sec. 17.

4. If any ordinary or inn keeper shall harbor, entertain or sell any
liquor to any apprentice without license in writing from his master, he
shall for every offense forfeit the sum of ten dollars.
As to apprentices, see art. 6.

Ibid. sec. 5. 1888, art. 71, sec. 5. 1860, art. 70, sec. 5. 1854. ch. 323, sec. 1.

5. Any ordinary or inn keeper in any city or town, having a popu-
lation of more than five hundred inhabitants, who shall provide an iron
safe or other secure depository for the keeping of the money, jewelry
and plate belonging to his guests, and who shall take charge for safe
keeping of such money, jewelry and plate shall be liable for the full
value of the same if lost or stolen while thus in his charge; to be recov-
ered before a justice of the peace if such value does not exceed the sum
of one hundred dollars, and if over that sum by action of assumpsit
in any court having jurisdiction, unless the loss occurred through fire
proved to have happened without any negligence upon the part of him-
self or his agent.

See notes to sec. 6.

Ibid. sec. 6. 1888, art. 71, sec. 6. 1860, art. 70, sec. 6. 1854, ch. 323,

secs. 2, 3.

6. If any ordinary or inn keeper referred to in the preceding sec-
tion shall cause written or printed notices to be put in his chambers
and other conspicuous places about his house notifying his guests of
the purport of the preceding section and requesting them to deposit
their money and plate with him or his agent to be designated by such
notice, then he shall not be responsible for the loss by robbery or other-
wise; provided, such ordinary or inn keeper can prove that he has com-
plied with the provisions of this and the preceding section, unless such
loss occurred from collusion or positive negligence on the part of such
ordinary or inn keeper or his agent.

This section has no application to property such as a watch guard, and
pocketbook containing money not more than sufficient for traveling expenses,
etc. The question whether the money was more than sufficient for the
above purpose, is for the jury- Maltby v. Chapman, 25 Md. 316; Treiber v.
Burrows, 27 Md. 148.

This section held to have no application to a loss happening before its
adoption. Pettigrew v. Barnum, 11 Md. 444.

Ibid. sec. 7. 1898, ch. 217, sec. 7.

7. For the price or value of any food or accommodation furnished
to any person at any hotel, boarding house, inn or ordinary in this
State, the proprietor or keeper of such hotel, inn or ordinary shall
have a lien, upon all baggage and other property belonging to or
under the control of such person and in such hotel, boarding house,
inn or ordinary and may keep possession of the same until the
price or value of such food or accommodation shall have been fully
paid, whether then due or to become due; and for the purpose of col-