Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-06-15


ORDER invalid and not payable aud the holder there.
Of In order to 0btaiD the amount OF the order Shal
IeqGised 70 apply in writing to the Postmaster
oeneEA. Ior new order In Lieu thereof, for which
new otdeE sesond ice ahAl be CHARGED: Pr divided,
however That 10 all cases. under this section, the
original order shan be returned and snch proof
HhAl be made Of the geuulneneSI OF the endorse
quire.
Sec :. And be 1t further enacted That deputy
poatmAsterS, at money order ofees, may be allowed
Dy the Postmaster General, As = compensation for
eoedns third cT Is. whole TSs amount or fees on
money orders tsSued, and, at the option Of the Post
master General, one-sighth OF one per eontum on
the gross amount Of orders paid at their OfhceA:-
Provided, That all smolumentI arising from such
rates Of compensation shall be subject to the pro
visions OF the ortyhst section of the oil third of
March, eighteen hundred and twenty Ave, entitled
An act 70 reduce into one the several acts estAb-
llhiDg the Post ONCE Department. II. ~
Sec 8, And be It further enacted That Il shall be
the duty Of the Postmaster General to require all
poStmASteB who may be authorized to issue and
pay money orleTs, % execute new ofioial bonds
conditioned Tor the faithful performance OF all du-
ties and obligations imposed by this ACT In addition
to those required Of them by existing laws a. post
mAsteEs; and 1t shall be tho duty Of the Postmaster
General to direct all payments or transfers to or
from money order Offices. He may direct transfers
OF money order funds from one postmaster to an
oLneEi ana ne may require and direct transfers or
payments To be made from the funds received for
money orders to creditors OF the Post OHice Depart
10 DO replaced By equivalent transfers from
Tue tunds OF said department Arsing from postages;
and lie may require and direct transfers Of
10 pc made from the funds of the Post ONCE De.
IpATtmeht In the hands Of any postmaster arising
from postAges TO the money order oI1ees. And Il
ahA be the further duty Of the Postmaster General
require each po.tmaster to render to the Auditor
OF tne FfeAsuEy for thu Post ONCE Department
weekly, Sem weekly, daily accounts OF all money
orders Issued and paid, and Of all fees received for
i from funds received for money orders, and OF ali
moneys received 70 be applied to the payment of
money orders or on account Of money order offices,
| eec'S And be 1t further enacted, That out Of
tho moneys paid into the Treasury for the SER
vice OF the Post ONCE Department the Postmaster
HenetM snail have power 70 transfer to the deputy
postmaster Of any money order once such sum as
may be required, over and Abo 20 the current reVe.
nue. th'Feof to pay money orderB drawn on the
lauefi aud such transfers shall no made by warrant
on the Treasury by the Postmaster General, aud
eounterdgned and registered by the Auditor OF the
| Treasury Tor the Post ONCE Department. 4
Sec 10. And be It further enacted, That It shall
Do thS DUTY OF the Auditor OF the Treasury for the
fost Oee Department to receive all accounts aris.
ing in the money order Offices or rSIativ thereto
and to audit and settle the same and 10 certify ther
balances to the Postmaster General as often Is no
may require He shall keep and preserve all 40
counts arising in said offices, and shall report to
the Postmaster General all delInquencies or post
mAsteFs In rendering their money order accounts,
orr paying over money order funds. He EhAll
keep the accounts OF the money order offices seLAr
Nely from the accounts for pOstAgts and In such
" amer as to show the number and amount Of 10 n.
ey orders paid the amount Of fees received and all
the expenses Of the establishment. And It shAll be
me further duty Of the auditor 10 superintend the
eolectons OF all debts due to the United States or
| $50 AOSS OulCo department. DY present. or lAta
postmasteEs or other persons who are, or may have
| Deen, employed In the money order offices. He
H nIi diFeet suits and legal proceedings and take
All such meASures az may be authorized by law to
enforce the payment Of such BITS for the rec0V-
cry Of any penalties arising under the provisions
Sec. II. And be It further enacted, That all mon.
eSs received Tor the sale Of money ORDERS indclud
Ing All ices received for selling the same, all
eys tansterrtd from the funds Of the Post ONCE
Department to the money order Offices, all funds
tansierred or paid from the money order Offices to
the use and service OF the Post Once Department
| and all transfers OF funds from one postmaster
TO another for the use of the money order Offices,
shail DO deemed and to be the moneys In the TreA.
snry OF the United States. And II an, postmaster,
assistant el' rk, or other person employ ed in or
connected with the business or operations Of the
money order offices, shall convert to his own use
in any way Whatever, or shall use by way Of In.
Veatment In any kind Of property or merchandise,
or email loan, with or without interest," or shall de-
post III any bank, or shall exchange for other funds
| any Potuon o. such moneys, every such act shall
| be an embeG1lement OF much OF said moueys As
Sha 70 thus taken, converted, used, loaned dspos-
ited, or exchanged, which is hereby declared to be
felony; and any failure to pay over or to produce
the moneys Entrusted to such person for the use Of
the money ORDER Offices nhAll be held and taken 10
/ be Pr1mA tacie evidences OF such embezzsemSpt-
Aad any postmaster, assistant, clerk, or other per.
son employed in or connected with the business of
me money order otiees, and all other persons adj
Tising or participating in such act on being con-
Veted thereof before any court Of the United States
OF competent Jurisdiction, shall be sentenced to
imprisonment for term Of not less than six mouths
nor more than ten years, and to fine EQUAL 70 the
amount OF the money embezLelsd. And upon tho
trial Of any Indictment against any person for en-
6ez1ling public money under the provisions Of this
act, u shall be primA fGce evidence for the purpose
o. moving balance against such person to pro-
| uueO transcript from the money order account
6SSss Of the AIdItoE q the Treasuy for tho Post
ned by said Auditor nuder his seal Of office. shall
i Ted States. .T.T '' S"'
Sec. Il, And be 1t further enacted, That IL apv
person shall falsely make forge counterfsIt en-.
Sla.e' o. PRINT, or cause or procure to be falsely
made forged eounterfeIted, engraved, or printed,
or Will ely aid, assist In falsely making forEing
So9nterietinS engraving or printing any order in
imitation Of or purporting to be a money order Is
gu ~ one postmaster upon another postmaster
tered, or willingly aid, assist In falsely altering
any money order Issued as Aforesaid; shall pass
nv Pnplfh, or attempt to pass, utter, or pub.
len as true, any flSe, ged, counterfeited or.
ger, PurPSrttns to be money order a. Aiorssaid
moving the same to be falsely forged or counter.
Ieted; or shall pass utter, or publish, or attempt
toP pass, utter, or publish as true any falsely al
| Lne @no 70 DO Alsely altered, with an intent TO
'IAud' every such person shall be deemed aud I'D.
Judged guilty of felony, and being thereof couvic
a. pc sentenced to be Imprisoned and kept
years nor more than ten years, and be nned IN
sum not exceeding i've thousand dollars.
| Sec lS And be It further enacted, That for the
purpose OF earring on the business Of the money
| otder onee1, and keeping And settling their ae-
the Postmaster General may appoint, In his
department one superintendent OF the money or
ger system, At an annual SaRry of twenty-five hun
cred dollars and three clerks, Wit one of class
Tour and two OF class three. And the Secretary Of
tue Treasury may, from time to time appoint IN the
once OF the Auditor of the Treasury Tor tho Post
omee department, the necessary clerks. In all not
70 exceed sig, to wits one class OF four and hye OF
class two. And to provide for the compepSstion Of
the said guperintendsnt and clerks for the fiscal
year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and
stxty.hVe, the sum of seventeen thousand doIlarG .
or 90 much thereof as may be necessary, Is hereby
appropriated, ont Of any money in the Treasury
not otherwise appropriated Aud the Postmaster
General t5 further authorised to cause such addI-
eonal elerk to be employed In the money order
omcee - he may fnd necessary for conducting the
operations OF the money order system, whose com.
pensaton shall be paid out OF the proceeds OF the
money order business: Provided. however, That
% meet any deficiency that may arise in the amount
OF such proceeds during the first year, the sum of
one hundred thousand dollars or 20 much thereof
may DO necessary, 10 hereby; appropriated, tut
a9y money In the Treasury not otherwise ap-