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title: O.C.G.A. § 43-21-2. Depositories for hire.
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# O.C.G.A. § 43-21-2. Depositories for hire.

Persons entertaining only a few individuals, or simply for the accommodation of travelers, are not innkeepers but are depositories for hire and are bound to ordinary diligence.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 2100; Code 1868, § 2095; Code 1873, § 2121; Code 1882, § 2121; Civil Code 1895, § 2939; Civil Code 1910, § 3512; Code 1933, § 52-102.