The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1864-11-10
Transmission of Money by Mo-.

The postal money order system VA.
into operation at certain designated poin,.
throughout the country, on the fst Is
November. 1t is intended to nro,r,' VI
public convenience by affordine a cbasu
immediate and safe agency for the ,r.aP' ,P'
mission through the mails Of small sra-
OF money, for which bank drafts csnao.
readily be procured. The mode bv wb;on
safety Is secured consists in leayino o..
the order the name os the payee or n..," ~
for whom the money is intended Ja
respect q money order differs from ., Ai'
dinary bank draft or check. WI VI
money order is applied for, the pos,maa.. @
will furnish the applicant with nr;n.sa
fern of application, in which the LEU Iat.aa
will enter all the particulars of amnnna
name, address, &C., required to be sta.a33
in the money order and advice. From ~
items contained in such application. tbs
postmaster will fill up the money order snS md
also the corresponding form of advice.
The order, when completed, is handed
to the applicant, upon payment of the snm
expressed therein, and of the fee cbaros,
bic thereon, sohich fee must inoariabh1 \.
paid an money, postage stamps not Jeipo
-seceiUa61e therefor. By the mail imme3;,
ately following the issue of money orde,
the postmaster transmits the core snond;n,
advice to the postmaster at the Office unoo
which it is drawn. The latter is tbns
furnished, before the older itself can he
presented, with all necessary information
to detect fraud, if any should be ATTEMPTED
Any office may draw upon any other
Office in the list Of money order offices for
a sum, upon one order; from one dollar to
thirty dollars. But when larger sum
than the latter is required, additional
orders to make it up must be Obtained.
Rates of commission charged for money
orders:
On orders not exceeding S1o........-1O cents.
Over SO and not exceeding S2O...-.l5 cents.
Over $50 and up to S3o..-..............20 cents.
No money will be received for orders
except coin, United States notes, or notes
of the National banks, and orders cannot
be paid In any other currency. A money
order is rendered invalid unless it is Pre-.
sented to the postmaster upon whom il i,
drawn within ninety days from its date
but the Postmaster General can issue
new order on the application of the psyee
upon the payment of a second fee The
same course is to be pursued in case the
order is lost. In this case, the payee is
to furnish statement, under oath, tha,
the order has been lost or DESTROYED, &C.
companied by the certificate of the post
master that it has not been paid, and will
not be paid if thereafter presented The
payee may transfer his order to another
person by endorsing it upon the back
Persons therefore residing at places otLer
than those designated in the list of money
order Offices, can avail themselves of the
advantages of this system; but an order
cannot be endorsed twice.
In commencing the operation of the
system, 1t has been deemed e1pedient to
begin with the larger post offices only
The total number of money order post
offices in the United States is one HUNDRED
and thirty nine. Should circumstances
warrant, the number will speedily be in-
creased.