STATUTES. 546 



in manner hereinafter mentioned : be it therefore enacted by 

 the Queen's most excellent majesty, by and with the advice 

 and consent of the lords spiritual and temporal, and commons, 

 in this present parliament assembled, and by the authority of 

 the same, as follows ; (that is to say,) 



1. No innkeeper shall, after the passing of this act, be Innkeeper 

 liable to make good to any guest of such innkeeper any loss ^ot to be 

 of or injury to goods or property brought to his inn, not being jia-b^e lor 

 a horse or other live animal, or any gear appertaining thereto, beyond 'so^ 

 or any carriage, to a greater amount than the sum of thirty except in 

 pounds, except in the following cases ; (that is to say, ) certain cases. 



(1.) Where such goods or property shall have been stolen, 

 lost, or injured through the wilful act, default, or 

 neglect of such innkeeper or any servant in his em- 

 ploy : 

 (2.) Where such goods or property shall have been de- 

 posited expressly for safe custody with such inn- 

 keeper : 

 Provided always, that in the case of such deposit it shall be 

 lawful for such innkeeper, if he think fit, to require, as a con- 

 dition of his liability, that such goods or property shall be 

 deposited in a box or other receptacle, fastened and sealed 

 by the person depositing the same. 



2. If any innkeeper shall refuse to receive for safe custody. Obligation 

 as before mentioned, any goods or property of his guest, or if to receive 

 any such guest shall, through any default of such innkeeper, property of 

 be unable to deposit such goods or property as aforesaid, such safe" custody 

 innkeeper shall not be entitled to the benefit of this act in 



respect of such goods or property. 



3. Every innkeeper shall cause at least one copy of the Notice of 

 first section of this act, printed in plain type, to be exhibited law, &c. 

 in a conspicuous part of the hall or entrance to his inn, and ^°.^*^ ^'^^' 

 he shall be entitled to the benefit of this act in respect of such exhibited^ 

 goods or property only as shall be brought to his inn while 



such copy shall be so exhibited. 



4. The words and expressions hereinafter contained, which Interpretation 

 in their ordinary signification have a more confined or a dif- of terms, 

 ferent meaning, shall in this act, except where the nature of 



the provision or the context of the act shall exclude such 

 construction, be interpreted as follows ; that is to say, the 

 word "inn" shall mean any hotel, iim, tavern, public house, 

 or other place of refreshment, the keeper of which is now by 

 law responsible for the goods and property of his guests ; 

 and the word "innkeeper" shall mean the keeper of any 

 such place. 



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