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ARTICLE 71

ARTICLE 71.

ORDINARY AND INN KEEPERS AND RETAILERS.

	1. Who may keep.	5. Boarding house keepers to have lien
	2. Accommodations.	upon personal effects of boarders or
	3. Depository for valuables; exemption	lodgers for board and lodging; sale
	from liability for valuables not so	of such effects for satisfaction of lien.
	deposited.	6. Married woman to have same rights
	4. Hotel and inn-keepers shall have lien	and powers under sec. 5 as feme sole.
	upon baggage, etc., for non-payment
	of board and lodging.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 1. 1912, sec. 1. 1904, sec. 1. 1888, sec. 1. 1780, ch. 24, sec. 6.

1. No person shall be admitted to keep an ordinary other than the
master, principal or head of the house in which such ordinary shall be kept.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 2. 1912, sec. 2. 1904, sec. 2. 1888, sec. 2. 1780, ch. 24, see. 5.

1858, ch. 414, sec. 5.

2. Every ordinary or inn keeper shall keep accommodations for travel-
ers, as provided in the article regulating licenses.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 5. 1912, sec. 5. 1904, sec. 5. 1888, sec. 5. 1854, ch. 323, sec. 1.

1939, ch. 205.

3. A. If any iron safe or other secure depository for the keeping of the
money, jewelry, securities and plate belonging to guests is provided, then,
unless such money, jewelry, securities and plate are deposited with such
hotel or inn, or its agent, the hotel or inn shall not be responsible for the
loss of such money, jewelry, securities and plate, or any part thereof, by
robbery or otherwise, unless such loss occurred from collusion or negligence
on the part of such hotel or inn or its agent; in the event that such money,
jewelry, securities and plate are deposited with such hotel or inn, the
liability of the hotel or inn for the loss of such money, jewelry, securities
and plate shall not exceed the sum of $300. unless at the time of such
deposit the money, jewelry, securities and plate so deposited shall be ex-
hibited to the representative of the hotel or inn and the value thereof
declared by the depositor to such representative. In no event shall any
hotel or inn be under any obligation to accept for safekeeping any money,
jewelry, securities and plate having a declared value in excess of $1,000.
nor shall any hotel or inn be liable in excess of $1,000. for loss of or damage
to any such property, whether or not tendered to it for safekeeping and
whether or not accepted by it for safekeeping.

B. With respect to property of guests delivered to an agent or servant
of the hotel or inn at a check-room or other station provided for that pur-
pose, the liability of the hotel or inn for the loss of such property shall be
limited to the sum of $75.00; provided: (a) a notice in summary form,
of the limitation of the liability of the hotel or inn herein provided for

As to the duty of hotel and boarding house keepers relative to infectious diseases, see
art. 43, sec. 138.