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--- (10) --- State Law reference— Hotels, keeping of valuables, G.L. 1956, §§ 5-14-1, 5-14-2; hotels and motels, G.L. 1956, § 23-28.7-1 et seq.; recreational facilities including hotels and motels, G.L. 1956, § 23-21-1 et seq.
Sec. 14-261. - Definitions.#
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Hotel or motel means a building or part of a building used or held out to the public as a place where five or more rooms or cottages are furnished with sleeping accommodations for a period of one day or more.
(Code 1986, § 12-136)
Cross reference— Definitions generally, § 1-2.
Sec. 14-262. - License.#
(a)
Required. Every person keeping or allowing to be kept or operated or allowing to be operated or used or occupied any building, house or other structure as a hotel or motel anywhere in the town shall first obtain a license for such purpose from the town council.
(b)
Application. Before any hotel or motel license shall be granted, application therefor shall be made in writing and filed with the town clerk. The application shall set forth with definiteness a description of the premises intended to be used as such hotel or motel. Upon the filing of the application, the town clerk shall notify the chief of police and the building inspector of the filing of the application, and the chief of police and the building inspector shall each make an independent investigation concerning every applicant and the premises described in every application and report thereon to the town council at the next meeting of the town council held after the filing of the application.
(c)
Expiration. Every hotel or motel license granted by the town council shall expire on April 30 next after the date of issue and shall not be renewed or renewable until a new application is made, investigated and granted under the provisions of this article.
(d)
Fee. The fee for the granting of every hotel or motel license shall be $25.00 for up to five rooms, plus $5.00 for each additional room up to and including ten rooms, plus $1.00 for each room in excess of ten rooms. The license fee shall be payable to the town clerk upon the issuance of the license.
(Code 1986, §§ 12-137—12-140)
Sec. 14-263. - Register of guests.#
Every operator or keeper of a hotel or motel, upon being licensed under the provisions of this article, shall keep a true and accurate register of all guests using or occupying his licensed premises, which register shall show the name of each guest, and the date of arrival and departure of each guest. The register shall at all reasonable times be open to the inspection of any police officer in the town.
(Code 1986, § 12-141)