§ 33-17-101 — Limitation of liability; permitted if safe provided and notice posted

Every landlord or keeper of a public inn or hotel in this state,
who shall keep in his place of business an iron safe, in good
order and suitable for the purpose hereinafter named, and who
shall post or cause to be posted in some conspicuous place in
his office, and on the inside of every entrance door to every
bed chamber, the notice hereinafter mentioned, shall not be
liable for the loss of any money, jewelry or other valuables
belonging to his guests or customers, unless such loss shall
occur by the hand or through the negligence of such landlord, or
by a clerk or servant employed by him in such hotel or inn;
provided, that nothing herein contained shall apply to such
amount of money or other valuables as is usually common and
prudent for any such guest to retain in his room or about his
person.