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title: O.C.G.A. § 43-21-3. Duty of innkeeper to receive guests.
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# O.C.G.A. § 43-21-3. Duty of innkeeper to receive guests.

An innkeeper who advertises himself as such is bound to receive as guests, so far as he can accommodate them, all persons of good character who desire accommodation and who are willing to comply with his rules.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 2100; Code 1868, § 2095; Code 1873, § 2121; Code 1882, § 2121; Civil Code 1895, § 2939; Civil Code 1910, § 3512; Code 1933, § 52-103.