Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-11-09
Transmission Of Meney " MALI

The posta moncy-order system is now
being put into operation in this city, and
at other designated points throughout the
country 1t is intended to promote public
convenience by afording a cheap, inme-
diate and safe agency for the TRANSMISSION
through thermal of small sums OF money
for which bank-drafts cannot readily De
procured The mode by which SAFETY Is
secured consists in lea ing out Oh the oruer
the name of the payee or party Tor whom
the money is intended. In this respect a
money order differs from an ordinary ban K
draft or check When a money~order Is
ann led for. the Postmaster will furnish
the applicant with n printed form of APP
pIication, in which the latter Wi enter all
the particulars of amount, name address,
etc, required 10 be stated in the money
order,and advice From the items con-
tanned in such application, the Postmaster
will fill up the money order, and also the
corresponding form Of advice
The order. when completed, Is handed
to the applicant upon payment OF the sum
expressed therein and of the fee charged
bla thereon. ,chjck. fee mast lHrdr'doty De
paid ia money. postage stamps not 6etag
receivable therefor By the mail immedI-
ateiv following the issue of a money order.
the Postmaster transmits the correspond
ing ad ice To the Postmaster at the once
upon which it is drawn. The after IS
thus furnished. before the order itself can
be presented with all necessary Intorma-
ton to detect fraud if any Should be at
tempted.
ANY Office may draw upon any other
Office in the lit of money order othces Tor
a sum. upon one order from one dottdT 10
Miryg dollars But when larger sum
than the latter is required, additional Or
ders to make 1t up must be obtained
Rates of commission charged for money
orders:
On orde-s not exceeding $40 =. .--.-....1o cents
0-er II and exceeding $50 --.---.-.-lo cents
over $50 ana up to $50 ~ gents
No money will be received for orders
except coin United State. notes, or notes OF
the National Banks. and orders cannot
be paid in any other currency money
order is rendered invalid unless it is pre-
scented to the Postmaster on whom 1T Is
drawn within ninety days from its date );
but the Postmaster General can issue q
new order on the application of the payee,
upon the payment Of Il second fee Inc
same course is TO he pursued in case the
order Is lost In this case the pavee IS TO
furnish statement under oath, that tue
order has hecn lest or DESTROYED, accom-
panied by the certificate of the Postmaster
that It has not been paid, and will not be
paid if thereafter presented. The payee
NAV transfer his order to another person
by indorsing it upon the back. Persons,
therefore, residing at places. other than
those designated in the list of money-nr-
der offices, can avail themse ,es of the. al
vantaces of this system; but an order
cannot be indorsed twice In commencing
the operation of the system, it has been
deemed expedient to begin with the largst
post Offices only a list of monev-order
offices will he found at the Post Office in
this city. The total number IN the United
States is one hundred and thirty nine
Should circumstances warrant, the num-
her will speedily be increased = Chicago
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