Huron Municipal Code Ch. 5.20 Hotels and Lodging Houses

Every person, firm or corporation within the City of Huron, who keeps, maintains or controls a hotel or lodging house, shall provide, keep and maintain a public register, and shall require every person who rents or occupies a room in such hotel or lodging house to write in said register his name, place of residence, license number of automobile, if any, and the state in which such vehicle is registered. The registration as aforesaid shall be made upon a page of such register properly dated with reference to the day of the year, month and week, and at the time the person rents or arranges to occupy a room.

(Ord. 44 § 1, 1954)

Such hotel or lodging house register so kept shall be open to the public at any and all reasonable hours, and the pages thereof shall, upon demand, be open for inspection or investigation by any member of the police department, or other peace officer of the City of Huron, immediately upon demand having been made by such peace officer.

(Ord. 44 § 2, 1954)

Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than three hundred dollars ($300.00) or by imprisonment for a period of not more than ninety (90) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(Ord. 44 § 3, 1954)