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Show MUST MARRY OR PAY FINE. Fort Dodge, la., City Council Passes u Drastic Law. Fort Dodge, la. livery man In Port Dodgo between tho ages of 25 and 15 years must become n married man Is tho result of an ordlnunce Introduced by Mayor Charles Dennett and passed by tho city council. Any man fnlllng to comply with tho law will bo lined The ordinance in part provides: "That all ubie-bodled men between the ages of 25 nnd 45 years, whose mental and physical propensities nnd capabilities are normal and who nro not now married, shall be required to obtain a lleenso nnd a brldu nnd strnlghtwny bo exalted to a state of connubial bliss. I "Any person or persons falling to comply with the provisions of this ordinance or-dinance shall bo fined n sum not Ish than $10 nor more tlmn $100, accord ing to tno degreo or criminal negligence." negli-gence." Speaking of the matter, Mayor Hon-nrt. Hon-nrt. said: "If there aro any who do-slio do-slio to escape at onco the penalties provided by tho ordlnnnco I will bo nt my ofllco nt all hours of tho day, ready and willing to perform the ceremony cere-mony free of charge, or I will nnswer tolephnnn cnlls from my residence. "I hnvo performed a number of mnr-rlago mnr-rlago ceremonies in tho past nnd can follow tho latest and most npproved fashion. Nono of tho couples I ever hnvo married has had catiso to rogrct tho stop taken. Tho offer Is open to nil tlm young people of tho city. "If I am called upon to pronounco sentence on any ono under tho provisions provis-ions of tho ordlnnnco It will bo tho heaviest fine I shall bo nblo to Impose under its provision." |