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Show PROPOSE A MARRIAGE TRUST Justices of the Peace in Indiana Who May Get Together Upon Ceremonies. Cere-monies. Jeffersonville, Ind. Some of the six justices of the peace of Jefferson, who fight among themselves for "marriage couples," are proposing a combination whereby all six would establish central cen-tral marrying parlors and would pool and divide equally all their earnings. The chief benefit would be the elimination of the "runners," with whom the justices now split their fees, which only in exceptional cases amount to more than $3. One result of the competition has been the cutting cut-ting of fees. Many eloping couples now get married for $1. Secret weddings wed-dings generally cost the elopers a little more, and a $25 fee shows up once in a while. |