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Oct 31, 2026

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A policeman inquires a motor vehicle law breaker and he is told to pay fine in food in Marion,Indiana,United States.

A novel method to pay fines in food to aid the needy inaugurated by the Mayor of Marion, Indiana, Jack Edwards. A policeman of Marion, stops a motor vehicle law breaker and inquires. The policemen check the documents. A court building. The interiors of the building shows the Court in session. A lawyer questions the motor vehicle law breaker. The man is told to pay a fine in quantities of staple groceries, vegetables and meat, equivalent to dollars. Location: Marion Indiana. Date: March 28, 1932.

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