Thus is the innkeeper under constraint of law, which he must obey; “bound to take in all travellers and wayfaring persons”; “nor can he impose unreasonable terms upon them”; and liable to an action, and even to an indictment, for refusal.
Sumner explains the legal constraints on innkeepers regarding their duty to accept travelers.
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